Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

SOCI 423 - SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD

Long Title: SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines the production, distribution, and consumption of food as a medium to understand the relations between large social processes and the practices of everyday life. Topics include: food policy; commodification of food; food security and hunger; food, health and the body; cultural food practices; and alternative food systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: SOCI 523. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SOCI 423 if student has credit for SOCI 523.