Date of Award
Fall 11-19-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
December 2025
Department
Anthropology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Adriana Garriga-López
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Katharina Rynkiewich
Abstract
This thesis examines the dynamics of care in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) using the care circle model to highlight common experiences and themes during chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. Combining the theoretical frameworks of structural violence, social suffering, and care allowed the analysis of caregiving dynamics in the EAA, a community distressed by a history of structural violence that manifests today as poverty, environmental pollution, inadequate education, and poor health outcomes. Thematic analysis synthesizing the experiences of the care circles identified four themes: Geographical, logical, and economic constraints to healthcare; Cultural, linguistic, and educational barriers; Informal and formal support systems; Lived experiences of chronic kidney disease. These results encourage the incorporation of collective disease experiences into interventions aimed at increasing access to medical treatment.
Recommended Citation
Ayra-Barboza, Danae, "GOTTA HAVE SOMEBODY: RENAL HEALTH AND CAREGIVING EXPERIENCES IN RURAL FLORIDA" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 174.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/174