SOCI 2040- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 54 pages long!)

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Food & material/culture: material, physiological necessity, required in order to maintain & repair our bodies, bodily incorporation, environment, plants & animals, form part of both the material environment & environments in, culture which they grow. Involves : farmers, supermarkets, transnational co, edible/inedible, manners, shapes how we eat, commensality, who do we share our food w, socialization, gender, who does the cooking & cleaning, identity, used as a means of distinction. The sociological imagination: sociology trains you to make connections between your individual life & broader social structures. Involves making connections btwn lived experiences & broader social structures/changes. Production: emergence of modern food system is tied to capitalism, food system is complex, interdependent & global. Increases in agricultural productivity has led to the growth of urbanization. Organic food production: questioning externalities associated w conventional farming, organic certification helps consumers establish trust, locality, encourages consumers to purchase foods within regional food sheds.

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