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Food and Society (SOC 3413)

Term: 2019-2020 Academic Year Summer

Faculty

Dr. Frank W Elwell
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Description

This course explores how food production, distribution, preparation and consumption shape, and are shaped by sociocultural systems. The historical roots of food systems and the relationships among local, national, and global food markets are also presented. The course emphasizes global issues and trends in natural resource utilization (soil, water, and biodiversity), climate change, and the impacts on agriculture, food security, and sustainability.