SOC 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bovine Somatotropin, Environmental Working Group, Prostate Cancer

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 808
• Professor: Monika Korzun

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Bovine growth hormone is banned in most countries including developing countries, not banned in the us. Aisle 1 -the food system: who owns the store, distancing, the (cid:858)lure(cid:859, walking direction, music, product placement & shelf space. Aisle 2 -produce: pesticides, organic as alternative (cid:858)dirty doze(cid:374)(cid:859) Aisle 3 -the meat market: animal abuse, antibiotics, hormones, toxins, environmental impact. Aisle 4 -dry goods: corn everywhere, gmos. Aisle 5 -at the check out: corporate power, corporate concentration. Aisle 6 -the food donation bin: food security, donating to food banks. What influences how much you eat: mood, taste, (cid:862)mi(cid:374)dless eati(cid:374)g(cid:863) (cid:271)y bria(cid:374) wa(cid:374)si(cid:374)k. Myths: size of (cid:271)o(cid:449)l (cid:449)o(cid:374)(cid:859)t i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e ho(cid:449) (cid:373)u(cid:272)h you eat. People generally eat because they are hungry and food is good (not true) Dinner plates used to be 10 inches and now they are 12: you will stop eating when you are full. When the food stops tasting good, or when other people stop eating.