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Course Introduction
Comparative Food Systems explores the structures, processes, and outcomes of different food production, distribution, and consumption systems across the globe. Students will analyze how agricultural practices, economic frameworks, cultural values, and policy environments shape food systems in diverse contexts, from industrialized nations to smallholder communities. Emphasis will be placed on issues such as sustainability, food security, environmental impacts, and social justice. Through case studies and comparative analysis, students will develop a nuanced understanding of how food systems adapt to local and global challenges, and the implications these adaptations have for health, equity, and the environment.
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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) Studies on type 2 diabetes suggest that which ethnicity has the lowest rates (although they are still increasing)?
A) Hispanics
B) African Americans
C) Native American
D) Whites
E) Asian Americans
Answer: D
Q2) Complex rules that define how humans eat meals are called
A) traditions.
B) customs.
C) manners.
D) foodways.
E) food habits.
Answer: C
Q3) In 2007, more than seventy-five different ancestry groups were reported in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
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Q1) The ancient Asian Indian system of healing is called
A) biomedicine.
B) holistic therapy.
C) ayurvedic medicine.
D) traditional Chinese medicine.
E) magico-religious interventions.
Answer: C
Q2) What type(s)of attributes are commonly associated with well-being?
A) behavioral characteristics
B) physical characteristics (i.e., skin, hair sheen, weight)
C) clinical features such as sore throat
D) routine laboratory measures
E) disharmony within the context of relationships
Answer: B
Q3) Time dominates
A)Majority American value
B)Other cultural groups
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Which part of the body is most sacred to many cultures and should <b>not</b> be touched?
A) the shoulder
B) the head
C) the hands
D) the feet
E) the heart
Answer: B
Q2) What does the term action chain refer to?
A) one phrase or action leading to another
B) one culture influencing the next culture
C) communication at the physical level
D) increasing familiarity through behaviors
E) actions communicating louder than words
Answer: A
Q3) The field of intercultural communication encompasses language and the context in which words are interpreted.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Food and Religion
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Q1) Elaborate rules regarding food and drink for followers of Hinduism are meant to lead to
A) nirvana.
B) heaven.
C) purity of mind and spirit.
D) religious freedom.
E) purity of body and soul.
Q2) Which of the following is practiced by Seventh-Day Adventists?
A) strict observation of the Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday
B) no meat and dairy at the same meal
C) avoidance of leavened foods
D) eating until completely full
E) eating many small meals throughout the day
Q3) The Eastern Orthodox religion has a variety of feast days and fast days.Which of the following is a fast day or period of fasting?
A) Eve of Theophany
B) Theophany
C) Dormition of the Holy Theotokos
D) Easter
E) Pentecost
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) Traditional foods make up less than 25 percent of the daily diet among the Hopi.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How does the incidence of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans (especially those in the Plains and Southwest)compare to that of the general population?
A) 1-2 times as great
B) 2-4 times as great
C) 2-4 times lower
D) 1-2 times lower
E) about the same
Q3) What are the pads of the prickly pear cactus called?
A) tunas
B) nopales
C) piñon
D) pulp
E) pozole
Q4) Describe how the climate and geography of the middle of the continent resulted in the specific food ways of the Plains Indians.
Q5) Describe the therapeutic use of corn by Native Americans.
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Chapter 6: Northern and Southern Europeans
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Q1) Which food listed below is typically found in the diet of southern Italians but is <b>not</b> indigenous to Europe?
A) pork
B) olives
C) tomatoes
D) basil
E) beans
Q2) British pubs usually serve which type of top-fermented, amber-colored beer, strongly flavored with hops?
A) stout
B) wheat
C) lager
D) bitters
E) pale ale
Q3) While it was traditional for Spain and Italy to celebrate religious feast days, this custom is no longer followed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet
Union - and Scandinavians
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Q1) What is the name of the religious Russian festival that precedes the 40 days of Lent?
A) Royal Wedding Festival
B) Skoalfest
C) Butter Festival
D) Navigrad Festival
E) Wigilijny
Q2) Central European foods have become common in the American diet.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Lutefisk is made from dried, salted cod, which is soaked in a lye solution before cooking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Chicken Kiev
A)Germany
B)Russia
C)Hungary
D)Poland
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Q5) Briefly describe three waves of immigration from Russia to the U.S.
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Chapter 8: Africans
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Q1) Nearly 45 million people, more than 12% of the population of the U.S., are African American.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the factors that significantly contribute to the disproportionately high incidence of diabetes mellitus among African Americans.
Q3) What is the name of the condition that is caused by eating excessive amounts of rich foods, sweet foods, or red-colored foods?
A) low blood
B) red blood
C) bad blood
D) thin blood
E) high blood
Q4) In the early 1900s, when many blacks moved from the South to the northern urban areas, laws that established racial segregation resulted in ghettos.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define pica and describe the nutritional problems it might cause.
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Chapter 9: Mexicans and Central Americans
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Q1) Emotions are sometimes thought to be the cause of some illnesses.Which of the following is <b>not</b>considered to be an ailment with a primarily emotional cause?
A) susto
B) espanto
C) bilis
D) envidia
E) empacho
Q2) Over 80% of Mexicans are mestizos, of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Mexico, health care is traditionally sought from a hierarchy of healers.If a cure is <b>not</b> found for an illness, which of the following may be consulted for outside help next?
A) señoras
B) sobador
C) abuelas
D) curandero
E) chemist
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Chapter 10: Caribbean Islanders and South Americans
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Q1) In the trading route known as the "slave triangle,"_____ was/were shipped from the Caribbean to New England.
A) slaves
B) cane sugar syrup
C) rum
D) molasses
E) tea
Q2) Where is "Little Havana," the U.S.community where the majority of Cubans live?
A) Miami, FL
B) New York City
C) The Bronx
D) The Florida Keyes
E) Los Angeles, CA
Q3) In Brazil the blend of Portuguese and African influences has resulted in a unique cuisine.Give an example of a specific dish that demonstrates this blend and describe the ingredients used to prepare it.
Q4) South American families typically prefer to immigrate to the U.S.together as a group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: East Asians
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Q1) Studies have shown that Japanese American elders may have a low intake of calcium.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In China, there are three general types of tea.Which of the following is one of these types of tea?
A) chai
B) brown
C) jasmine
D) oolong
E) bamboo
Q3) Name at least three of the Japanese patterns of conduct (originating in the 16th century)expected by the Issei of themselves and their descendants.
Q4) What dish, along with rice, is almost always served at breakfast in Korea?
A) eggs
B) tofu
C) soup
D) noodles
E) fruit
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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
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Q1) Cupping, flushing, and coining are traditional healing treatments that are no longer used by Southeast Asians.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe some of the unique physical problems that former refugees from Southeast Asia face.
Q3) Which of the following is <b>not</b> a key starch source in the South Pacific diet?
A) breadfruit
B) soursop
C) taro root
D) cassava
E) yams
Q4) One common characteristic shared by Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asians is that they both
A) live on similar arid plains with monsoonal rains.
B) share similar tropical climates and possibly the same ancestors.
C) share same ancestors and mountainous terrains.
D) live in same Mediterranean climates and mountainous terrains.
E) share similar cultural traditions and cuisine.
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Chapter 13: People of the Balkans and the Middle East
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Q1) What hard, tangy ewe's milk cheese is called "cheddar of the Balkans"?
A) myzithra
B) kaseri
C) labni
D) kashkaval
E) haloumi
Q2) Middle Eastern Jews may select what dish for breakfast?
A) halim
B) tiropetes
C) sabikh
D) bulgur
E) mezze
Q3) Census data did not differentiate between Egyptians and other Middle Easterners prior to 1900.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The cuisine of the Middle East never features fruits combined with meat-based dishes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: South Asians
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Q1) 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?
Q2) The practitioners of the oldest religion in India believe in worshiping the spirits of natural phenomena.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the premise that Ayurvedic medicine is based on?
A) All living things have souls.
B) Good health relies on the maintenance of harmony, balance, and order.
C) Quiet consideration of religious teachings can lead to enlightenment.
D) Balance is maintained through use of a hot-cold approach to food and living.
E) Each human is a microcosm of the universe.
Q4) Pakistan received its independence from India in what year?
A) 1876
B) 1910
C) 1947
D) 1962
E) 1859
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Chapter 15: Regional Americans
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Q1) What is meant by the term "local history" when describing foods in an area?
Q2) An abundance of simple foods means hospitality in the West North Central Midwest region because
A) of the Puritan influences.
B) of the German influence of the settlers.
C) of the lack of specialty ingredients in the homestead areas.
D) homesteaders believed "simple is simply best."
E) simple foods were easier to share among trappers and traders.
Q3) Popular item where beef ranching occurs
A)Red-eye gravy
B)Rocky Mountain oysters
C)Booyaw
D)Pasties
E)Lutefisk
Q4) Most of the land in Hawaii is devoted to sugar cane production and the many sugar cane plantations continue to be a major economic driving force.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What factors are associated with the development of a regional cuisine?
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