The Marketing Force: A Negoctionalist Perspective Of The Market Force

In the “Market Force” documentary, they showed us a little of two different perspectives. They show us the bad, which is the conflict perspective. And they also show us a functionalist perspective, because the food companies that run most of the worlds food trades are multibillion dollar companies that basically come up with their own rules, and do as they please. In this film, “Food Inc” they are showing us how the food industry grew into these mega processing plants, and slaughterhouses. First, let us look at the market force; the definition of a market force is the law of supply and demand. This means basically the price determination within the market; moreover, the price is determined by the level of demand and the quantity that is available. …show more content…
They fear people will turn on them, but they know that people in certain poverty levels don’t have the money or time to turn to mostly organic products you must prepare yourself. In modern day agriculture, the motto is faster, bigger and cheaper. This is how the same few corporations continue to be in control of the meat production. They own these huge slaughterhouses, with products that help to make the animals grow faster, bigger and cheaper. Most these animals are maturing within half the amount of time that they naturally would. They are also being fed wheat, corn and other things that are cheaper and fast then letting them graze naturally on grass because these animals are herbivores. This causes the meat to cannot be completely clean, healthy, or even taste as good as when they are raised naturally within the appropriate amount of time. This is organic and when these animals are being butchered correctly and in a safe clean environment. These few leaders of the meat and food distribution companies are what people call the monopolies of the food …show more content…
Another definition is a sudden and uncontrollable fear or anxiety. This is often causing outstandingly absurd behavior. In the documentary being discussed, they show us that these meat butchering plants or corporations are the causes of many of the panics in the food industry. For example, when the outbreak of mad cow was booming. Many people stayed away from any beef for a long period. This meant that people were not eating ground beef, steak, or any meat products from the cow. This was because they didn’t completely understand the disease and what it did or how you contracted it. The disease is contracted from eating infected brain or spinal tissue. Which unless you are eating the brain or the spine is only present in ground beef. When any meat products are publicly recalled or accused of being responsible for a food related deadly disease outbreak. This is because everyone in the area that may have ate from the same restaurant or bought food from the supermarket will believe that they have it as well. Any recalled product from anywhere, especially food related will cause