Food Inc Social Theory

Modern society must overcome a large number of global problems. One of the most critical issues is the food issue. It includes changing the production system of goods and the deterioration of quality (Lambie-Mumford, 2017). Studies show that especially societies urge producers to change production plans. Therefore, this means that society is responsible for the deterioration of public health. At the same time, it is clear that the public cannot reach a standard solution. In this regard, social theory helps to analyze the social structure and further solve social problems (Longo, 2015). In particular, the macro and micro theories can explain the global problems and develop the direction of their resolution. A more detailed understanding of the differences, unity, and interrelation of macro and micro social theories is possible on the example of the documentary film, Food, Inc.
Macro Social Theory
Macroscopic theories study social structures, communities, large social groups, and the processes that happen to them. As the object of macro analysis, the social group is the civilization and the most significant form (Downey, 2015). In Food, Inc. food …show more content…
The movie Food, Inc. shows a more detailed understanding of the differences, unity, and interrelation of macro and micro social theories. According to the macro theory, global food conglomerates form a consumer society and therefore can control the consciousness of people. On the other hand, from micro theory, the groups of people indifferent to the problems of the public give rise to the formation of global issues. At the same time, despite various approaches to assessing social systems, both theories converge on the mutual influence of individual and global systems and therefore provide for the possibility of resolving conflicts by grouping people. Thus, mainly this direction determines the further role of a social