SOC 2080 Lecture 8: SOC 2080 SPACIAL COLONIZATION

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2080
• Professor: Anthony Winson

Document Summary

Central contractions: degradations of diets amid unprecedented cornucopia of healthy foodstuffs presently available to many. argument: spacial colonization of pseudo food cooperations help us understand this contradiction -> policies to address current health crisis. Prolonged process of enclosure/urbanization -> breakdown of unity of production -> consumption -> declining control over food -> possibilities for restructuring diets. Consuming what they produce -> being pushed into the city they have less control over what they eat. Shifting trend in food consumption: not for pro t (home) -> for pro t sphere (further loss of control over preparation/ingredient quality) Pseudo foods (anti nutrient, or poor), differential pro ts, market concentrations, mass advertising and product differentiation, spacial colonization. Most cannot digest lactose after 5 years of age and the animal kingdom does not consume milk either. Pop is known as liquid candy (18 t spoons) High in sugar/fat/salt, low in protein, vitamins and minerals (exceptions) Sugar or fat as the rst or second ingredient.