SOC 808 Lecture 5: WEEK 5
Document Summary
The traditions that we associate with the way we grow, process distribute, prepare and eat our food were in large measure constructed by the larger social and economic processes such as colonialism, development and globalization (friedmann, 1999) Human societies survived on different parts of the world for thousands of years. Survival of human civilizations depended on their ability to respond effectively on the ecological, social political challenged they faced. The development of durable food and intensive meat commodity complexes. Use of food aid and global trade to integrate the developing economies to the world markets. Globalization through transnational corporations and international organizations such as img, world. Critics of the industrial and highly processed foods introduced the fordist era argue that they are responsible for; Safety concerns due to industrial processing (e-coli, listeria) Rise in obesity, diabetes, food allergies and certain cancers. Green revolution & the fordist transformation of agriculture in the south.
