SOC 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Centrality, Ryerson University, Farm Crisis

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 808
• Professor: Mustafa Koc

Document Summary

Sociology of food and eating - soc 808. 021. Ta office hours will be posted on course page. The department of sociology has a web page at www. ryerson. ca/sociology. Students may find departmental policies regarding deadlines, appeals, plagiarism, and many other issues at this web page. It is the student"s responsibility to know and adhere to all. Departmental and university policies; and also to make all arrangements for maintaining proper registration in this course. Any alterations in course assignments, tests, and deadlines and/or in the marking and evaluation scheme will be discussed in class prior to being implemented. This course provides insights on social, historical and economic processes that shape what and how we eat. We will review how the food system is organized and how it affects people"s food choices. We will discuss the relations between broader social and economic structures, such as class and gender relations, access to food, and everyday eating practices.