Anthropology of Eating Textbook
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Course Introduction
This course explores the cultural, social, and biological dimensions of human eating practices across the globe. Students will examine how food shapes identities, communities, and power dynamics, investigating topics such as food taboos, rituals, globalization, and the impact of economic and environmental factors on diet. Through ethnographic case studies and interdisciplinary approaches, the course highlights how studying food systems reveals broader insights into culture, society, and human adaptation.
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Food and Culture 7th Edition by Pamela
Goyan Kittler
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Chapter 1: Food and Culture
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Q1) How many ethnicities were identified by the Canadian census in 2006?
A) 200
B) 100
C) 50
D) 21
E) 10
Answer: A
Q2) Delocalization of food production and consumption connections
A)Globalization
B)Modernization
C)Urbanization
D)Migration
E)Enculturation
Answer: C
Q3) Your self- identity related to your role in life affects your perception of what should and should not be eaten for health.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
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Q1) What ethnicity focuses most on the belief that fulfilling social obligations is essential to health and that disharmony with family or village members can result in illness?
A) Gypsies
B) African Americans
C) Middle Easterners
D) Pacific Islanders
E) Native Americans
Answer: D
Q2) In many non-U.S.cultures, being ________ is considered a protective factor that is indicative of health as well as an attribute of beauty.
A) thin
B) overweight
C) physically fit
D) wealthy
E) American
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Designing nutrition education messages is easier if the group being targeted is heterogeneous.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Television, video, computers, radios, and magazines used by target audiences are all what types of channels?
A) persuasive
B) influence
C) peer
D) subliminal
E) educational
Answer: B
Q3) In which of the following cultures are people likely to avoid touching?
A) Latin American
B) British
C) Middle Eastern
D) Greek
E) Russian Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Food and Religion
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Q1) In Buddhism, what is the first of the four noble truths?
A) Magga
B) Karma
C) Nirvana
D) Dukkha
E) Gautama
Q2) Dr.John Kellogg developed the breakfast cereal as a result of the dietary practices of what religious sect?
A) Mormon
B) Baptist
C) Methodist
D) Seventh-Day Adventist
E) Eastern Orthodox
Q3) In what country are eggs typically dyed red for Easter?
A) Turkey
B) Greece
C) Italy
D) Venezuela
E) Germany
Q4) Compare the meat-slaughtering laws associated with halal and kashrut.
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) The primary social unit of Native Americans is:
A) the entire tribe.
B) the nuclear family.
C) the extended family.
D) all Native Americans.
E) the reservation.
Q2) Regular seasonal migration of salmon created a constant and reliable protein source for which of the following groups?
A) Pueblo
B) Iroquois
C) Zuni
D) Kwakiutl
E) Navajo
Q3) Briefly discuss why sharing food is an important aspect in most Native American societies today.
Q4) Apples, lentils, and peaches are among the more successful foods introduced to the Native Americans by the Europeans.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Northern and Southern Europeans
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Q1) The climate and geography of Italy has led to more
A) tomato- and cream-based dishes in the northern region.
B) tomato-based dishes in the northern region.
C) cream-based dishes in the southern region.
D) cream- and cheese-based dishes in the northern region.
E) cheese-filled pasta dishes in the southern region.
Q2) What is the name of a stuffed pasta named for its "little hat" shape served in Bologna, Italy?
A) cappelleti
B) sopesseta
C) tortellini
D) prosciutto
E) mortadella
Q3) In the 1600s, who first added sugar to the bitter chocolate beverage native to Mexico?
A) French
B) British
C) Spanish
D) Portuguese
E) Italians
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Chapter 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet Union
- and Scandinavians
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Q1) Which country's immigrants suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear power accident of 1979?
A) Russia
B) Czech Republic
C) Poland
D) Austria
E) Ukraine
Q2) The largest ethnic group, which includes one in every six Americans, is from what country?
A) Czech Republic
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Poland
E) Austria
Q3) What is a core food of the Scandinavian diet?
A) fish
B) fruit
C) berries
D) aquavit
E) beer
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Chapter 8: Africans
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Q1) What is the practice of eating nonnutritive substances such as clay, chalk, and laundry starch known as?
A) fool
B) pone
C) file
D) pica
E) kitta
Q2) Voodoo is a spirituality that is both African and Caribbean in origin.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What amendment gave all blacks living in the United States their freedom?
A) Tenth Amendment
B) Thirteenth Amendment
C) Sixteenth Amendment
D) Nineteenth Amendment
E) Twenty-first Amendment
Q4) Describe culturally specific attitudes of African Americans that may impact use of the biomedical system.
Q5) What changes in lifestyle were seen when blacks moved from the rural south to the urban north in the 1900s?
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Chapter 9: Mexicans and Central Americans
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Q1) Which of the following is the Mexican word for "lunch"?
A) desayuno
B) cena
C) comida
D) merienda
E) siesta
Q2) Rice
A)Present in the Americas before the Spanish arrived
B)Brought to Mexico and Central America by the Spanish
Q3) Corn kernels are not pre-treated in any way before being ground up for masa harina.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Turkey
A)Present in the Americas before the Spanish arrived
B)Brought to Mexico and Central America by the Spanish
Q5) Attitudes towards traditional health care in Mexico are blended from what influences?
Q6) Briefly describe three aspects of the hot-cold system of diet and health in both Mexico and Central America.
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Chapter 10: Caribbean Islanders and South Americans
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Q1) What term refers to the boiled juice of the cassava that is used to make pepper pot?
A) cassarep
B) escabeche
C) morcillas
D) callaloo
E) gungo
Q2) What is the phrase spoken by the host that starts the meal in Colombia?
A) "Buenos noches"
B) "Primer grito"
C) "Buen provecho"
D) "Deshita"
E) "Bienvenido"
Q3) What caffeinated beverage is popular in Paraguay?
A) green tea
B) maté
C) café con leche
D) chichi
E) hot chile tea
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Chapter 11: East Asians
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Q1) How does the food intake behavior of the Chinese change as they become more and more acculturated?
A) Complex carbohydrate intake decreases.
B) Fat intake decreases.
C) Protein intake decreases.
D) Sugar intake decreases.
E) Dietary variety decreases.
Q2) Studies have shown that Japanese American elders may have a low intake of calcium.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Japan, what is the name used for the complex herbal medications brought from China?
A) kami
B) enryo
C) haji
D) kanpo
E) yonsei
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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
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Q1) Which group of Southeast Asians is most likely to use chopsticks instead of flatware or fingers when eating?
A) Vietnamese
B) Laotians
C) Hmong
D) Cambodians
E) Malaysians
Q2) What is the Filipino belief meaning that life is controlled by the will of God and by supernatural forces?
A) yin and um
B) bahala na
C) mal aire
D) usog
E) dab tsog
Q3) What is the predominant religion in Cambodia?
A) Theravada Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Taoism
D) Roman Catholicism
E) Hinduism
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Chapter 13: People of the Balkans and the Middle East
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Q1) When eating at a home in the Middle East, the guest should always accept the offer of food; to refuse would be an insult.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The national dish of Egypt made from cooked fava beans seasoned with oil, lemon, and garlic, sprinkled with parsley, and served with baladi is called
A) ful medames.
B) kibbeh.
C) mansaf.
D) tharid.
E) baladi.
Q3) What is the Greek herbal cure for a sore throat?
A) honey and lemon
B) castor oil
C) chamomile
D) quinine
E) rose hips
Q4) How do beliefs in the "will of God" or tagdir affect Iranian health care?
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Chapter 14: South Asians
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Q1) What is a whole lamb or chicken skewered on a small pole thatis inserted into the dirt besidea large fire in Pakistan, called?
A) sajji
B) phitta
C) maltash
D) karahi
E) kurutz
Q2) Describe the metabolic syndrome that has been identified in Asian Indians? Discuss the risk factors that may be contributing to high rates in this population.For those who follow a vegetarian diet, does this dietary practice modify their risk?
Q3) What is the approximate population of Asian Indians in the U.S., according to the 2013 census estimates?
A) one million
B) 2.3 million
C) 2.8 million
D) 3.2 million
E) 3.8 million
Q4) Describe the major variations in how vegetarianism is practiced in India today.
Q5) Explain the impact of feast days on the diets of the poor in India.
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Chapter 15: Regional Americans
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Q1) What part of the United States has a lower percentage of persons under age 15 and a higher percentage over age 65 compared to national averages?
A) Northeast
B) West
C) South
D) Midwest
E) Northwest
Q2) Ohio is well-known nationally for its Cincinnati chili, an all-beef version created by _____ immigrants.
A) Polish
B) Greek and Macedonian
C) Middle Eastern
D) Latino and African American
E) German
Q3) What food purchasing behaviors are associated with higher and lower incomes in national food consumption surveys?
Q4) What factors are associated with the development of a regional cuisine?
Q5) What is meant by the term "local history" when describing foods in an area?
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