TY - JOUR AU - Ore, Tracy PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Sociology and the Politics of Food JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sociology-and-the-politics-of-food SP - AB - The following are our objectives for this term:1.To explore the social meanings and the structural relations of power regarding the production, distribution, preparation and consumption of food.2.To develop a sociological understanding of the structure of a globalized, industrialized agriculture and food system and the impacts on farmers, consumers and communities.3.To examine the organization of a global food system that links the production and consumption of food, particularly how it generates abundance for some and famine for others.4.To acquire knowledge of current responses to social problems regarding food and agriculture.5.To develop a better understanding of how sociological concepts, theories, methods, and findings can be applied to the study of food.6.To further our appreciation for the value of sociology and sociological perspectives in examining our world.7.To develop an appreciation for the multiple ways in which sociology can be applied. ER -