Psychology 2054A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nutritionism, Food Industry, Super Size Me

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2054A/B
• Professor: Foley

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Topic 5 lecture 6- cultural influences on eating behaviour. Physical environment plays a huge part in what we eat. Social groups can be: religious, geographical, friend group, family etc. Within the group there is a definitive set of values about food, what we think about food and eating behaviour in general. Deals with our cognitive ideas about food and behaviour. Social groups: cultures, religions, families, friends. These groups develop sets of values and schemas about food. Belonging to a social group means that you share these values and beliefs: repercussions can occur due to lecturing from other people. Makes you feel guilty: create social pressures to conform. Eating is such a social act so you want to feel like you belong: what to eat and how much are often represented within a social group by food ideologies. A system of ideas, beliefs, values and principles of action that mediate how we think about and behave toward food.