Bullshit Round 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Food is a
Cultural Construction
Types of Norms
Who eats first
If theres a casual dinner
Location of meal
Grace
Polysemic Symbol
Food has multiple meanings
Dispora
Movement of people from their homeland
Assimilation
Your cultures combine
Acculuration
Hold on to certain aspects of homeland
Ethnic Enclaves
Some form of home away from home i.e chinatown
Lunchbox moments
When asians pull out their octopus to eat and everyone else is like wtf
Otherings
Someone feels like its “us” vs “them” when it comes to culture
Cultural appropriation
Taking something and not giving it back, exploitation, robs minority groups for the credit they deserve
Accept the food but ignore the meaning behind it
Social class
Division of society based on social and econ class
Habitus
Set of dispositions, women generate practices and perceptions
Cultural capital
Idea of capitol- implies education with cultural norma and hierarchies
Food habits and social class
What food is chosen- manners- size of portions
Pierre Bordieu
Lifestyle and habits are a classmark
Starbucks
1971
Bought to show status
Signature logo and lingo
Foodie democracy
The democracy eating theory- they eat anything good
Johnston and bouman
“Work on how cultural hierarchies are created”
Historical Pattern
Hunter and gatherer
Goffmans impression
Make sure you fit in and give right impression
Devault
Women are gatekeepers
Division of food labor
Women do food work process
Mens cooking gendered in meat
Ferial
Everyday cooking
Festive
Special day cooking
Rise of Tv dinners
Woman became tired of their only job
A lot of preservatives added
