The Cultural Feast An Introduction to Food and Society,9780534525828

The Cultural Feast An Introduction to Food and Society

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780534525828
ISBN10: 0534525822
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-11
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Whether you're a student of cultural anthropology, a student of nutrition, or are simply interested in learning more about the diverse origins of the eating habits of people around the world, this is a book to savor. The Cultural Feast: An Introduction to Food and Society investigates the complex matrix of technological, social, and ideological factors that influence human food systems and the impact that diet has on our social, political, and economic structures. Further, the text explores global and domestic hunger, examines diseases of undernutrition and overnutrition, and looks at dietary behavior change and large-scale programs to change dietary practices. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Part I Evolutionary and Historical Roots of Human Dietary Practices 1(82)
1 Setting the Table for a Cultural Feast
2(15)
Biocultural Framework for the Study of Diet and Nutrition
3(11)
Nutritional Status
4(1)
Biological Makeup
5(1)
Human Nutrient Needs
6(3)
Diet
9(1)
Cuisine
9(1)
The Environment
10(1)
Physical Environment
11(1)
Sociocultural Environment
12(1)
Economic and Political Environment
13(5)
Food Systems
14(1)
Next Steps
15(2)
2 Diet and Human Evolution
17(31)
Exploring the Diets of Extinct Humans Through Paleontology
18(6)
Teeth
19(2)
Skulls and jaws
21(1)
The Postcranial Skeleton
22(26)
What Is Adaptation?
24(3)
Using Chemistry to Infer the Diets of Extinct Hominids
27(2)
Our Place in Nature
29(1)
A Brief Who's Who of the Early Hominids
29(4)
What Did Early Hominids Eat?
33(2)
What Can We Say About the Diets of Fossil Homo?
35(3)
Summary
38(2)
Highlight: Lactose Intolerance
40(8)
3 Food in Historical Perspective: Dietary Revolutions
48(35)
The Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Era
48(36)
Development of Agriculture in the Tehuacan Valley
49(4)
Nutritional Consequences of the Agricultural Revolution:
A Comparison of Foragers and Agriculturalists
53(2)
Social and Political Consequences of the Agricultural Revolution
55(1)
The Search for Spices
56(2)
The Exchange of Food Between the Old and New Worlds ....
58(2)
The Industrial Revolution
60(3)
Agricultural Change in England, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
61(1)
Food and the Industrial Revolution
62(1)
The Emergence of National Cuisines
63(1)
Transportation, Refrigeration, and Canning
63(3)
Transportation
63(1)
Refrigeration
64(1)
Canning
65(1)
Unforeseen Drawbacks of Food Processing
65(1)
The Scientific Revolution
66(5)
Adulteration of Food
67(1)
Food Preservation
68(1)
The Discovery of Vitamins
68(1)
Complicating Factors Associated with Modern Food Technology
70(1)
Modern-Day Adaptations
71(1)
Summary
72(2)
Highlight: Vegetarian Diets: Then and Now
74(47)
Part II Food and Culture 83(174)
4 Eating Is a Cultural Affair
84(35)
Some Definitions
86(1)
Culture as a Mechanism for Responding to the Environment
87(1)
Culture Is Learned
88(1)
Culture as a Guide for Behavior
89(5)
Culture Is Expressed Through Behavior and Artifacts
94(2)
Culture as a Functionally Integrated System
96(1)
Intracultural Variation
97(3)
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativity
100(2)
Implications for Health Care Professionals
102(2)
Summary
104(1)
Highlight: Body Image and Health
105(14)
5 Food Technologies: How People Get Their Food in Nonindustrial Societies
119(38)
Foraging
121(11)
Demographic Issues of Foragers
123(2)
Social, Political, and Ideological Features of Foragers
125(2)
Diet and Health of Foragers
127(2)
Food Preferences of Foragers
129(1)
Nutrition and Health of Foragers
130(2)
Horticulture
132(8)
Social, Political, and Ideological Features of Horticulturalists
134(2)
Diet and Health of Horticulturalists
136(4)
Pastoralism
140(5)
Social, Political, and Ideological Features of Pastoralism
141(1)
Diet and Health of Pastoralists
142(3)
Intensive Agriculture
145(3)
Social, Political, and Ideological Features of Intensive Agriculture
146(2)
Contemporary Peasant Societies
148(3)
The Transition to Market Economies
150(8)
Where Do Cuisines Come From?
151(1)
Summary
152(2)
Highlight: Farming Strategies in the Andean Region of Ecuador
154(3)
6 Food Technologies: How People Get Their Food in Industrialized Societies
157(33)
Features of Industrialized Agriculture
158(14)
Farm Size
163(1)
Contract Farming, or Vertical Integration
164(2)
Energy Used in Food Production
166(2)
Soil Erosion
168(1)
Water Pollution and Shortages
169(1)
Social Costs
169(1)
Alternative Strategies
170(21)
Diet and Health of Industrialized Agriculturalists
172(6)
Summary
178(1)
Highlight: Genetically Modified Foods: Friends or Foes?
179(11)
7 Food and Social Organization
190(31)
Food as a Means of Solidifying Social Ties
191(8)
Kinship and Familial Alliances
191(7)
Building Relationships with Neighbors and Friends
198(2)
Food as a Means of Strengthening Economic and Political
199(1)
Alliances
Trade
200(1)
Food as a Gift
200(1)
Political Alliances
201(1)
Food and Social Status
202(7)
Food and Gender
202(2)
Food and Socioeconomic Position
204(1)
Food as a Symbol of Prestige
205(16)
Summary
209(1)
Highlight: Food and the Life Cycle
210(11)
8 Worldview, Religion, and Health Beliefs: The Ideological Basis of Food Practices
221(36)
Food in a Forest of Symbols
221(4)
The Meaning of Food
223(2)
Food as an Ethnic Marker
225(11)
Worldview
225(3)
Religion
228(6)
Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity
234(2)
Health Beliefs and Local Knowledge
236(9)
Perceptions of Symptoms and Disease
237(1)
Preventive and Curative Practices
237(4)
Health Care Providers: Shamans, Curers, and Others
241(20)
Alternative Health Belief Systems in a Plural Society
245(2)
Summary
247(2)
Highlight: Becoming Culturally Competent
249(9)
Part III Strategies for Addressing Nutrition Challenges 257(146)
Chapter 9 Hunger in Global Perspective
258(38)
Malthus vs. Boserup
259(2)
The Factors in the Food Sufficiency Equation
261(17)
Population
261(3)
The Effect of HIV/AIDS on World Population
264(2)
Food Production
266(15)
Consequences of the Agricultural Revolution
278(1)
Decrease Food Aid to Other Countries
279(1)
Trade Imbalances
280(1)
What Is Meant by Hunger and Malnutrition?
280(1)
Who Are the Hungry and Malnourished?
281(6)
Hunger and Undernourishment
281(1)
Types of Undernutrition
282(2)
Measuring PEM
284(13)
Overweight in Children
287(1)
What Are the Causes of Undernourishment and Malnutrition? ...
287(1)
Projections for the Future-Enough for All?
288(1)
Summary
289(2)
Highlight: Hidden Hunger: Micronutrient Malnutrition
291(5)
10 Addressing Global Food Issues
296(42)
Hunger and Malnutrition: The Factors Influencing
Adequate Nutrition
297(7)
Food Availability
300(1)
Agricultural Research and Extension
300(3)
The Role of Biotechnology
303(1)
Policy Options: Self-Sufficiency vs. Food Security
304(2)
Food Self-Sufficiency and National Food Security
304(1)
What Makes NSSS Important?
305(1)
Commercialization of Agriculture and Household Food Security of Small Farmers
306(4)
Income
307(1)
Protecting Food Crop Production
308(1)
Land Tenure
309(1)
Health
309(1)
Entitlements
310(13)
Alleviating Poverty and Redistributing Income
313(1)
Land Distribution and Agrarian Reform
313(1)
Agrarian Reform
314(2)
Credit, Marketing, and Price Systems
316(4)
Food Aid as Food Subsidy
320(20)
Nutritional Quality of Food, Education, and Household
Distribution
323(2)
Health and Sanitation
325(2)
Summary 32S
Highlight: Women: A Pivotal Link in the Food Chain
327(11)
11 Dietary Behavior Change: How People Change Eating Habits
338(34)
The Behavior Change Process
340(4)
Stages of Change
340(2)
Processes of Change
342(2)
Factors That Influence the Change Process
344(11)
Health Beliefs
344(3)
Attitudes
347(3)
Social Influences
350(1)
Skills and Self-Efficacy
351(2)
Intentions
353(1)
Goal Setting 3S
S4
Other Factors That Influence Behavior Change
354(18)
Implications for Practice
355(3)
Summary 3S
S6
Highlight: U.S. Federal Food Programs
358(14)
12 Designing Large-Scale Programs to Change Dietary Practices
372
Community-Based Health Promotion
372(8)
Community
373(1)
Distinguishing Features of Community Organization
374(2)
Stages in the Community Organizing Process
376(1)
Case Study
377(2)
Advantages of Community-Based Interventions
379(1)
Challenges Associated with Community-Based Interventions
380(1)
Social Marketing
380(12)
Distinguishing Features
381(4)
Steps in the Social Marketing Process
385(1)
Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work
385(7)
Putting It All Together to Improve Dietary Practices
392(3)
Summary
395(2)
Highlight: Moving from Theory to Practice: A Case Study Using
a Multilevel Approach to Changing Dietary Behavior
397
References 403(30)
Index 433
1584280972
About the Authors 6(2)
Acknowledgements 8(1)
introduction 9(3)
Goals
10(1)
What You Need
10(1)
Additional Materials
11(1)
1. getting started 12(8)
Becoming Your Own Site Designer
12(1)
Making Changes to an Existing Web Site
13(1)
Software Tools
13(7)
Microsoft Front Page
13(2)
Macromedia Dreamweaver
15(1)
Adobe Photoshop
15(2)
Macromedia Flash
17(3)
2. elements for success 20(18)
Background Color and Design
20(3)
Choosing a Background Color
20(1)
Background Selection
21(4)
Logo
23(2)
Image Display
25(2)
Thumbnail
25(1)
Slide Shows
26(1)
Collage
27(1)
Menu Bar
27(6)
Plain Text Links
27(2)
Backlighting Menu Bar
29(2)
JavaScript Buttons
31(1)
DHTML Drop-down Menu
32(1)
Flash Software Elements
33(1)
Interactive Elements
33(5)
Information Form
34(1)
Linking to Other Web Sites
35(1)
Text to Capture Your Target Audience
36(22)
3. photoshop techniques 38(28)
The Basics
38(1)
Creating a Gradient Background
39(3)
Creating a Textured Background
42(3)
Creating the Round Button
45(1)
Creating the Rectangular Button
46(2)
Creating the Cylindrical Button
48(1)
Creating a Text Logo
49(4)
Creating a Logo Using an Image
53(5)
Optional Border
58(1)
Creating Thumbnail Images for a Gallery Slide Show
58(5)
Method #1: Shrink the Entire Image
58(3)
Method #2: Cut Out a Square Portion of the Image
61(5)
Creating a Photo Collage
63(3)
4. gallery display 66(12)
Thumbnail to Slide Show Gallery
66(7)
Using the Downloadable Template
67(1)
Making Your Own Template
68(18)
Photojournalism Collage Gallery
73(2)
On-Line Teaching Gallery
75(3)
5. building your web site with frontpage 78(29)
Create the Web
78(1)
Set the Home Page Background
79(2)
Create the Navigation Menu
81(2)
Add an E-Mail Link
83(1)
Insert the Images
83(3)
Defining the Gallery Pages
86(3)
Frames
86(2)
Load Time
88(1)
Creating the Gallery
89(13)
The Menu Page
91(1)
The Gallery Template
92(3)
Create the Gallery Pages
95(3)
Create the Frame Pages
98(3)
Link the Gallery Pages
101(1)
The Information Response/Reply Form
102(4)
Design the Form Page
103(2)
Add the E-Mail Function
105(2)
The Final Step
106(1)
6. making the web work for you 107(7)
Web Master's Tools
107(2)
Domain Name Registration
107(1)
Obtaining Hosting Services
108(1)
Recording Domain Server Addresses with Your Registrar
109(1)
Search Engines
109(3)
Title Tag
110(1)
Keyword Tag
110(1)
Description Tag
111(1)
Header Tag
111(4)
Submit Your Web Site to Search Engines
112(2)
7. updating your web site 114(5)
FTP
114(1)
Updating Images
115(4)
Uploading an Image
116(3)
conclusion 119(2)
Do
119(1)
Do Not
119(2)
Contributors 121(2)
Glossary 123(2)
Index 125

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