SOC 1273 - Sociology of Food

Institution:

Yeshiva University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Examination of the reciprocal relationship between food and society, culture, geography as well as history; exploration of body image, eating disorders, cannibalism, food taboos, technologies to store and transport edibles, culinary and gastronomic rituals, and genetically engineered food, among other issues. Study of the role food plays in physical and mental health, how environmental traumas such as famine and drought impact on survival, and in which ways recipes are adapted when they migrate to other countries.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 960-5400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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