Introduction
This is a reflection is based on an interview with a twenty two year old female international student. I formulated my questions using the sociological template (Germov & Williams, 2009) to address historical, cultural, structural and critical factors that have impacted on her previous and current diet and food choices and I will compare them to my own. Her name has been changed for privacy reasons and the interview questions are located in appendix 1.
Sociological dietary and food choices comparison
Julie was raised in Bali with French parents. She grew up in a privileged socioeconomic position which allowed her parents to afford the best quality food available. This was due to the exchange rate between the French and Indonesian currency and also due to her parent’s income in Bali. Julie was raised with the French tradition of having long meals with her family stretching over hours with salads to start, interspersed with good conversation and then followed by a main meal which may include vegetables and small amounts of meat cooked with traditional French recipes. She has fond memories and a positive emotional connection to these long meals with her family, and misses these social aspect of …show more content…
A structural factor that influences food choices for Julie is having a good, large kitchen. Having a great kitchen allows her to feel inspired to cook. As she lives with nine other people, at times the kitchen can be too crowded to use properly which affects her desire to spend time cooking. Structural factors also influence some of my food choices as I am less inclined to make more numerous smaller dishes due to the small kitchen, having to share the kitchen with my family who cook and eat separate meals to me, and the amount of dishes that need to be washed due to a lack of a dishwasher. In addition we have a small fridge, so I have limited space to store
This is a reflection is based on an interview with a twenty two year old female international student. I formulated my questions using the sociological template (Germov & Williams, 2009) to address historical, cultural, structural and critical factors that have impacted on her previous and current diet and food choices and I will compare them to my own. Her name has been changed for privacy reasons and the interview questions are located in appendix 1.
Sociological dietary and food choices comparison
Julie was raised in Bali with French parents. She grew up in a privileged socioeconomic position which allowed her parents to afford the best quality food available. This was due to the exchange rate between the French and Indonesian currency and also due to her parent’s income in Bali. Julie was raised with the French tradition of having long meals with her family stretching over hours with salads to start, interspersed with good conversation and then followed by a main meal which may include vegetables and small amounts of meat cooked with traditional French recipes. She has fond memories and a positive emotional connection to these long meals with her family, and misses these social aspect of …show more content…
A structural factor that influences food choices for Julie is having a good, large kitchen. Having a great kitchen allows her to feel inspired to cook. As she lives with nine other people, at times the kitchen can be too crowded to use properly which affects her desire to spend time cooking. Structural factors also influence some of my food choices as I am less inclined to make more numerous smaller dishes due to the small kitchen, having to share the kitchen with my family who cook and eat separate meals to me, and the amount of dishes that need to be washed due to a lack of a dishwasher. In addition we have a small fridge, so I have limited space to store