Course Description
A study of the social structures and processes that influence food production, distribution, consumption, and how each of these affect human populations in developed and developing societies. Malthusian, Marxist and Ecologically Sustainable perspectives will be examined. Subtopics include agriculture, diet and nutrition, genetically modified food, famine, corporate food promotion, and trade inequalities.
Convening Group
School
Social Sciences and Social Work
Course Attributes
GE18 Syst,Sust&Soc/SocSys&Soct (GESS), Gen Ed 2018 (GE18), OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE (GTSS), SS-Sch Core-Sustainability (SSUS)