ANT 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Brown Bread, White Bread
20 Nov 2016
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Social organizations: societies are divided into social groups. Achieved (social status is based off accomplishments) Ranked societies: not every can be of high status, every position is limited, not everyone has access to critical resources. In some societies, status = more likely you can get food specific types of food: ex. Wheat bread was for the elite and white bread was for the poor. Status based off differences in diet makes you who you are. You either contribute to the poor or contribute to the rich: ex. College students eating should be controlled or else it is considered undesirable. Being skinny showed self-(cid:272)ontrol and exer(cid:272)ise while (cid:271)eing (cid:862)fat(cid:863) showed laziness: ex. Hunting in the grounds were forbidden for normal men. Hunting the deer was a felony and was punishable. Status was based off differences in how people ate. What they ate were tied into broader cultural structures and ideology: ex. Food was ranked by how close they were to god.
