Bullshit Round 2 Flashcards
Food is a
Cultural Construction
Types of Norms
Who eats first
If theres a casual dinner
Location of meal
Grace
Polysemic Symbol
Food has multiple meanings
Dispora
Movement of people from their homeland
Assimilation
Your cultures combine
Acculuration
Hold on to certain aspects of homeland
Ethnic Enclaves
Some form of home away from home i.e chinatown
Lunchbox moments
When asians pull out their octopus to eat and everyone else is like wtf
Otherings
Someone feels like its “us” vs “them” when it comes to culture
Cultural appropriation
Taking something and not giving it back, exploitation, robs minority groups for the credit they deserve
Accept the food but ignore the meaning behind it
Social class
Division of society based on social and econ class
Habitus
Set of dispositions, women generate practices and perceptions
Cultural capital
Idea of capitol- implies education with cultural norma and hierarchies
Food habits and social class
What food is chosen- manners- size of portions
Pierre Bordieu
Lifestyle and habits are a classmark