Overview
Description
Determinants of food choices and the meaning of food in the context of various cultures, as they contribute to the establishment of a cultural identity.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO10, CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify to which foods and food choices and the interrelations within their history, values, politics, economy, beliefs and practices that contribute to cultural identity.
- describe how health is influenced by food selection and dietary practices and the role of foods as medicine as defined by race, ethnicity, gender, social class and religion.
- identify how food choices have been influenced by food preparation and food safety practices and the differences among diverse cultural groups.
- describe the roles food play in various ethnic, religious and regional groups found throughout the world and transition to the United States.
- predict and evaluate how cultures are similar, different, and unique, through foods and food choices around the world.