week 5 Flashcards
What are roots of tradition
the tradition that we associate with the way we grow, process, distribute, prepare and eat our food were in large measure constructed by the larger social and economic process such colonialism, development and globalization
what are the two big revolutions?
- use of fire for cooking
- domestication of plants and animals ( the agricultural revolution)
- industrial revolution
who shaped the modern food revolution?
the capitalist economy
what have been some key influence in shaping what we now eat in canada?
- aboriginal traditions
- settler colonialism
- staples economies
- proximity to the US
- federal nation project
- industrialization
- immigration
- multiculturalism
- globalization
what are cook books?
they provide insight into changing social roles and food tastes over time
they tell stories of the history of people
they are used by nationalist ideologies to create sense of shared national identity
why would societies hunt and gather?
- for sustenance
- very limited resources and very little surplus food could be stored
- small sized communities
- geographic nobility
- no private property
- generalized reciprocity
- subsistence economy
- simple division of labor
what is causes the emergence of agriculture ?
- climate change
- domestication of plants and animals
- emergence of different lifestyes
what are the general characteristics of agriculture societies
- decline is nomadism: permanent settlements
- agriculture allowed societies to produce more than they consume: surplus
- population increases
- emergence of markets and trade
- increases in social division of labor and inequalities
- emergence patriarchy
- emergence of the state
what is capitalism?
an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, from which personal profits can be derived through market competition
sum vid plaid in skool 4 myd2rm
- cost of things doubled
- consuming more food than producing
1. science and technology to help farmers reach potential/drawback - enriches corporations more
2. distributing food properly. food is being wasted and the poor cannot acquire food/ tie farmers in red tape rather then help
3. need more farmers, support local food systems
4. stronger regulations and better government policy
what are the key characteristics of the capitalist economy?
- private ownership of the means of production
- generalized commodity
- primary purpose of production is not subsistence but private gain
- capitalist of the managerial agent controls the production process
- competition among capitalists creates pressures for modernizing production
advantages of the colonial expansion of european power in america
- map of colonial expansion
- settlers colonialism
- staples economies (trade in raw materials)
- big sugar
- settler farming
- emergence of new national economies
The world health organization has recognized colonization as the most significant social determinant of health affecting indigenous peoples worldwide.
The world health organization has recognized colonization as the most significant social determinant of health affecting indigenous peoples worldwide.
