Food Exam 1

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social impact of early human settlements

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different than other animals bc we learned to transform food (cook)

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physiological adaption of early human settlement

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bodies made to be hunter-gatherers; strong teeth

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the omnivore's dilemma

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when you can eat a wide variety of things, you spend time thinking about what to eat

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belief that this is an effect from the omnivore's diemma

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human brain is big

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want to try something new called?

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neophilia

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afraid to eat something new called?

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neophobia

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food in our culture can:

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allow us to communicate within our culture thru food

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language of food is-

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universal; a marker of identity

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source of income for food

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largest industry on earth

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why study of food been neglected? (4 reasons)

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1)mind over body (mind more important than body & food associated w/ body)
2) rise of separate spheres (men worked industry, women worked home w/ food--less status)
3) technological utopianism (turned our food over to "experts")
4) food is "fun"

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belasco's triangle

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top: responsibility
bottom left: convenience
bottom right: identity

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sociology & the study of food

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individual & society (structure & agency), fda, religion, availability, sociological imagination

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commensality

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a substance or material eaten to provide nutritional support or pleasure; the concept that when we eat together it makes us part of a group "breaking bread together"

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cuisine

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core foods, way or preparing, flavor profiles, rituals, food chain
(ex. italian--pasta)

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diet

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-the sum of the food you consume
-what you usually eat
-the nutrients

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the science of food eating called?

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gastronomy

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the social construction of food

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idea that reality is socially constructed, social norms, the way you grow up and what is normal in terms of food

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ethnocentrism

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belief that your culture is superior over another

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is there an american cuisine?

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role of zea mays (corn), everything kind of goes around corn, tons of different food, colonization of natives, immigration, mobility, eating out

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who said "we dont have a cuisine bc americans cant agree on it"?

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stanley mintz

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wendell berry's view on food system

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"eating as an agricultural act", industrial eaters and cultural amnesia, first step to responsible eating is asking questions

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changes to the food system

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-development of corn
-NPK (nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium) created--what we need for growing crops

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year NPK was created & by who?

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-1840
-baron justus von liebig

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conditions leading to king corn:

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-growing and urbanizing
- ^ income
-new plant hybrids
-haber borsch process (mass production)
- ^chemical fertilizer
-growth in corporations
-govnt programs
-new genetic and chem breakthroughs

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1st step to responsible eating?

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know where food comes from

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2 modes of agriculture:

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-traditional
-modern

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traditional agriculture

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-25% of the population
-small farms
-feeding families
-could support 12 people

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modern agriculture

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-2.5% of the population
-large farms
-commodities
-monocultures (grow just one crop ex. berry farm)
-could support 129 people

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2 crops that buy all corn

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-Cargill
-ADM

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the "new" nutrition

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-focus on the sum of parts
-vitamins
-well balanced (meat+other)
-safe food comes from agribusiness
-science good (traditional bad)

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the four laws of ecology

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1) everything is related to everything else
2) everything must go somewhere
3) nature knows best
4)there is no such thing as a free lunch

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alienation of labor & product

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marx

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"if a man breaks bread with indifference, he bakes a bitter loaf that feeds but half his hunger"

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kahlil gibran

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externalities-defining "cost"

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-extra outside costs to the environment, animals, workers, consumers, food waste

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examples of costs:

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environmental costs (17% all energy is used to produce food)
transportation costs (food goes 25% farther away compared to 80s)
food-borne illness (76 million sick/325,000 hospitalized/5,000 die/35M)

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animal welfare vs. animal rights

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-welfare: supports use of animals for human needs
-rights: humans shouldn't unnecessarily harm animals

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reasons FOR vegetarianism

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-health
-morals
-environmental reasons

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environmental costs of meat

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56billion livestock killed each year, 20X more water for CAFO compared to rice- 18% gases from livestock

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reasons AGAINST vegetarianism

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-divine intent:creatures are gods food
-human intent:we wouldn't live without meat
-natural law:survival of the fittest
-tradition:always eaten meat
-boundary vagueness:things have feelings

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the civilizing process

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as people change & grow, so does society. no longer acceptable to be hunter-gatherers; go to supermarket

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pollan "national eating disorder"

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americans are dysfunctional eaters, obsessed with getting thin while becoming ever more fat

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cause of "national eating disorder"

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media is putting it in our minds

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consequences of "national eating disorder"

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peoples bad health; because we have choices

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wrong with lot of food produced on little land for low price?

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filled with corn-based, high-calorie processed food
products that contain little nutritional value but are generally much cheaper than fresh fruits and vegetables

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"organic"

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don't use conventional methods to fertilize, control weeds or prevent livestock disease.

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problem with "corporate organic"

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rganic farming produces less food and requires twice the acreage to produce the same crop as modern farming techniques, which goes against the environmentalist ideas of opposing deforestation and trying to reduce the amount of land human beings use

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benefits of eating local

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-healthier food because it isn't shipped as far
-supports local farmers