Sociology 3332A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Veganism, Social Exclusion, Human Capital
8 Oct 2018
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The hunger games exercise: food justice relay race game: *exam question on result of this activity. Impatient: what causes hunger, lack of food, social inequality, boredom, food insecurity, nature of hunger varies depending on the region, some areas are chronically hungry, hunger = pain/discomfort caused by long-term lack of food. Involuntary hunger from being not able to afford it: may produce malnutrition over time, climate drastically affects this as well. Household food insecurity: limited or uncertain availability of food, uncertain availability of acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways (i. e. , without reporting to emergency food supplies, scavenging, stealing, or other unusual coping strategies. I. e. , everyone notices if you can"t afford to have hot lunch". Current definitions: high food security, marginal food security, low food security, very low food security. List interventions: community gardens/kitchens, empowerment (teaching cooking, etc. , sustainability interventions, welfare (child tax credits, social enterprise: business/organization with the primary aid of addressing a social good.
