SOCI315 - Food and Culture
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This course examines human diet and
nutrition from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Course content includes the sociocultural and
biological dimensions of food practices, such as social roles of food: why we eat what we eat and with whom. Also discussed are food taboos and beliefs, food getting and preparation, changing food habits, contemporary problems of food production and malnutrition, and the effect of cultural and environmental influences on nutrient intake. PREREQ: SOCI111
Prerequisites
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture
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| ISBN: |
1577660153
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| Publication Info: |
Waveland Press, 1998
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| Author: |
Harris, Marvin
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| Unit Cost: |
$20.25
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| Book Title: |
Eating Culture
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| ISBN: |
0791438600
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| Publication Info: |
State University of New York Press, 1998
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| Author: |
Scapp, Ron
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| Unit Cost: |
$30.75
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| Book Title: |
Food and Culture: A Reader, 2nd Ed
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| ISBN: |
0415977770
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| Publication Info: |
Routledge N. Y.
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| Author: |
Counihan
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| Unit Cost: |
$63.50
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