Food and Society Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Food and Society explores the complex relationships between what we eat and the social contexts in which food is produced, distributed, prepared, and consumed. This course examines historical and contemporary issues including food security, cultural food practices, globalization of food systems, and ethical considerations in food choices. Students will analyze how food shapes identity, reinforces or challenges social norms, and reflects broader patterns of inequality and change within local and global communities. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the course encourages critical thinking about the ways societal factors influence eating habits, nutrition, and sustainability.
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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) Bread is often used as a symbol in many cultures.A symbolic use of bread might be
A) associating it with a religious value.
B) consuming bread at any time of day.
C) eating organic bread at a family dinner.
D) serving bread instead of cake at a party.
E) associating it with a diet plan.
Answer: A
Q2) Disparities in _________ rates, chronic disease incidence, and access to care are prevalent among many U.S.ethnic groups.
A) mortality
B) morality
C) migration
D) assimilation
E) diversity
Answer: A
Q3) Ethnicity has no relationship to health disparities in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
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Q1) What type of medicine uses pulses associated with internal organs, each with its own characteristics?
A) ayurvedic medicine
B) biomedicine
C) holistic medicine
D) traditional Chinese medicine
E) magico-religious medicine
Answer: D
Q2) Invoking supernatural forces, or ________, is a frequent social cause of sickness.
A) astrology
B) conjury
C) disharmony
D) bad air
E) fate
Answer: B
Q3) Materialism
A)Majority American value
B)Other cultural groups
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Low-context cultures tend to be polychronistic.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) When doing a dietary analysis such as a food frequency, what is a "phantom food"?
A) a food that is deficient in the diet
B) a food with medicinal properties or a high status
C) a food not actually consumed
D) a snack
E) a food named with different terminology
Answer: C
Q3) In nutrition education, triangulation relates to a method of checking
A) program delivery.
B) program delivery channels.
C) program design.
D) program marketing.
E) program content.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Food and Religion
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Q1) Hinduism is considered the oldest organized religion in the world.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rosh Hashanah is the religious new year of what religion?
A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
D) Hinduism
E) Zoroastrianism
Q3) Discuss one of the reasons anthropologists have proposed for the prohibition of eating meat.
Q4) According to the 2011 Canadian census, what percent of the population claim membership in no religion?
A) 10%
B) 16%
C) 1%
D) 25%
E) 12%
Q5) Compare the meat-slaughtering laws associated with halal and kashrut.
Q6) Discuss briefly the similarities of Protestantism and Buddhism.
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) Legend has that it that an Indian named _____ saved the Pilgrims by teaching them to grow corn.
A) Tanto
B) Pocahontas
C) Squanto
D) Sequoyah
E) Sacagawea
Q2) Though definitions of overweight and obesity vary in some research, the trends are consistent.Group-specific studies report that what percentage of Indians residing in Oklahoma were overweight or obese?
A) 83%
B) 50%
C) 27%
D) 61%
E) 17%
Q3) Pemmican is a type of jerky cake made with bison fat and berries.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly discuss why sharing food is an important aspect in most Native American societies today.
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Chapter 6: Northern and Southern Europeans
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Q1) What are the parts of an animal that are often discarded, such as lamb's brain, pig's tail, and calf's heart, called?
A) mirepoix
B) veloute
C) offal
D) trifle
E) sweetbreads
Q2) What is the term used by Italian Americans for a health care provider who is warm and empathetic?
A) simpatico
B) superba
C) suspiro
D) cacoila
E) tipo
Q3) À la Provençal means a dish containing what three items?
A) tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil
B) eggs, cheese, and tomatoes
C) onions, olives, and eggs
D) peppers, garlic, and tomatoes
E) garlic, olive oil, and capers
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Chapter 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet
Union - and Scandinavians
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Q1) Central European foods have become common in the American diet.
A)True
B)False
Q2) First- and second-generation Hungarian Americans encouraged their children to enter what profession?
A) mining
B) medicine
C) farming
D) engineering
E) sales
Q3) What is a favorite bread in Germany and Switzerland that is sometimes sliced to make sandwiches?
A) spatzle
B) cornmeal bread
C) soft pretzels
D) wheat bread
E) rye bread
Q4) Swedish meatballs are traditionally served in a red, tomato-based sauce.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Africans
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Q1) In Africa today, ethnic affiliations have no bearing on destabilization among individual nations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mango seeds are known by what name in West Africa?
A) agobono
B) callaloo
C) fufu
D) ungulculata
E) cocoyam
Q3) The influence of traditional African healing practices is evident in the idea that ill health is due to
A) interactions with non-Africans.
B) poor nutrition.
C) mental disorders.
D) bacteria.
E) bad luck.
Q4) Describe culturally specific attitudes of African Americans that may impact use of the biomedical system.
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) The dessert dulce de leche is made from what type of milk?
A) goat's milk
B) cow's milk
C) condensed milk
D) soy milk
E) coconut milk
Q2) What is the communication style of Latinos?
A) high-context and non-confrontational
B) low-context and confrontational
C) low-context and non-confrontational
D) high-context and confrontational
E) non-confrontational and non-context based
Q3) Corn
A)Present in the Americas before the Spanish arrived
B)Brought to Mexico and Central America by the Spanish
Q4) Reflecting the Indian worldview, sharing food with a guest is not considered important in the rural Mexican home, and rejecting offered food or drink is perceived as polite.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Caribbean Islanders and South Americans
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Q1) Over 25 percent of Puerto Ricans reside in what U.S.state?
A) Florida
B) New Jersey
C) Pennsylvania
D) New York
E) California
Q2) What is a favorite way to prepare meats in South America?
A) grilling
B) stewing
C) drying
D) smoking
E) boiling
Q3) What does the term for the Puerto Rican concept of family-compadrazgo-mean?
A) my brother
B) family first
C) coparenting
D) polygamous
E) family unit
Q4) Discuss the origins of candomblé and how a pai-de-santo or curendiero might diagnose and treat an illness in Brazil.
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Chapter 11: East Asians
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Q1) Korean diets in Korea and in America tend to be high in what nutrient?
A) fats
B) carbohydrates
C) protein
D) calcium
E) amino acids
Q2) What food group is typically <b>not</b> consumed in Korea?
A) fruit
B) meat
C) grains
D) dairy
E) seafood
Q3) Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of Japanese?
A) indirect conversational style with frequent pauses
B) expect direct eye contact
C) informal conversation is typical
D) touching is typical
E) confrontational with hand gestures
Q4) Traditionally, how did a female Chinese patient discuss physical symptoms with a male doctor? How does this impact medical interactions even today?
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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
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Q1) Religion and medicine were closely linked in Pacific Islander culture.Many traditional practices were dropped due to
A) increased availability of trade goods.
B) adoption of nonnative faiths.
C) electricity.
D) television.
E) decreases in medicinal plants.
Q2) What is the unique unexplained condition that occurs in Southeast Asians in the U.S.?
A) SIDS
B) PTSD
C) SUNDS
D) ADHD
E) UNDAH
Q3) What is the Hawaiian name for the fire pit used for traditional cooking?
A) adobe
B) imu
C) haupia
D) uma
E) oka
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Chapter 13: People of the Balkans and the Middle East
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Q1) What pre-Lenten holiday that is similar to Carnival or Mardi Gras is celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church?
A) Apokreas
B) Ramadan
C) Shabbat
D) Krsna Slava
E) Eid al-Fitr
Q2) How do beliefs in the "will of God" or tagdir affect Iranian health care?
Q3) What is Israel's Independence Day called?
A) Yom Ha-Atzma'ut
B) Eid al-Fitr
C) Kurban Bayram
D) Krsna Slava
E) Apokreas
Q4) What is the national dish in Syria and Lebanon?
A) sfeehas
B) kibbeh
C) tharid
D) fatout
E) ful medames
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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) What is the most commonly omitted meal when Asian Indians are acculturated?
A) breakfast
B) lunch
C) dinner
D) brunch
E) supper
Q3) Describe the major variations in how vegetarianism is practiced in India today.
Q4) What is snacking called in southern India?
A) chaat
B) tiffin
C) roti
D) paan
E) jaggery
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Chapter 15: Regional Americans
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Q1) Need to fry ham and save the drippings to make this
A)Red-eye gravy
B)Rocky Mountain oysters
C)Booyaw
D)Pasties
E)Lutefisk
Q2) What state is third, after California and Washington, in wine production?
A) New York
B) Washington
C) Oregon
D) Missouri
E) New Hampshire
Q3) Which state is often called the "garden basket" of New York due to its numerous commercial crops?
A) Virginia
B) Florida
C) New Jersey
D) Nebraska
E) Iowa
Q4) What is meant by the term "local history" when describing foods in an area?
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