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Seminar on the Social Production of Food
| Course Number: | SOC 329 |
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| Title: | Seminar on the Social Production of Food |
| Day & Time 1: | F 01:00PM 04:00PM |
| Instructor I: | Ellingson S |
| Credit: | 1.00 |
| Course Description: | Examines the production and consumption of food in contemporary societies from a sociological perspective. We will study how food shapes personal identity and communal life; the organizational and institutional contexts food production from farm to table; the role food plays in popular culture and the rise of alternative food movements. Covers such topics as food, communal identity and family; the culture and practices of "Foodies"; the world of the restaurant kitchen; globalization and changes in farming and food consumption. |
| Comments: | Open to Srs., Jrs., and Sophomores |
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