Secondly, an examination of different class structures and they types of food consumed will be provided. An outline of illness and death as a result of food consumption will also be scrutinized. Wealthy extravagance and indulgence in food will also be examined, with links made between food consumption and control of social equilibrium. It will be evident within this paper that food was very much intertwined with a persons position in the community. Any deviation from the status resulted in some type of harm.
Films made in other countries can demonstrate different cultures and may intrigue as well as educate people. Diet Variants in what people like to eat is very important for the health and social care profession, as individual tastes have to be taken into account when planning a person’s diet. A meal must be catered to their health and religious requirements. So, this could result in it being quite difficult to make a meal that suits every individual. People can be educated on different cultures based on the food they eat from that country.
Indigenous Australians have a history that spans 40 000 to 50 000 years, making the Aboriginal culture one of the oldest in the world. Before European settlement of Australia, it was estimated nearly 250 000 Aboriginal people lived in the area that would become known as New South Wales forming nearly 70 different language groups and tribes. Semi-nomadic in practice, Aboriginal communities lived in harmony with the land consuming the naturally occurring flora and fauna to survive, with the highest population density concentrated on the east coast and along river ways. Clans lived by specific rules and rites which dictated all aspects of everyday life from marriage to what foods they could eat. Tribal warfare was common and before white settlement this accounted for the biggest non-natural cause of death amongst Aboriginal men.
Select two different cultural groups and compare and contrast the factors which may affect dietary choices made by individuals within each group. This essay will explore the differences between the food cultures of India and Italy, and the factors which may affect dietary choices made by individuals within each country. India is a culturally complex country with a population of more than 1.2 billion people (Kittler & Sucher 2008). Several racial and religious groups have either migrated to or invaded India at some point in the past and each culture has brought in their own traditions, languages and cuisine. India consists of nearly 300 languages and 700 dialects, its many cultures and religions makes it one of the few countries in the world to have such diversity in religions and racial backgrounds (Kittler & Sucher 2008).
Food inequity, the unfair distribution of food among people, many groups in our local and global society is suffering because of this issue. Devolving countries, don’t just suffer from this, our home, Australia does too. In this essay I will be analysing and breaking down the statement “Food inequity is not an experience of poor countries alone. There are also people living in countries such as Australia who do not have equal access to food and nutrition” Food inequity is a very serious and extremely deadly problem which is killing millions of people daily, Some people have way too much food however some people don’t have enough Food. Without having the correct amount of fresh and nutritious food, it can be and extremely deadly, because without the correct vitamins and minerals it is impossible to survive.
On the other hand, for many with backgrounds differing from my own, mariachi is a distinct symbol of nationalism. Through my experiences, studies, and interviews, I have discovered the possibility of their existing two distinct mariachis. Mariachi as Identity and mariachi as tourism. In this paper, I analyze mariachi as a cultural identity and mariachi as a way to keep food on the table through the use of interviews of individuals touched by both forms of mariachi, my own experiences with both forms of mariachi, and academic articles covering both sides of mariachi. These sources give me three different perspectives in order to examine my two overarching themes.
They came to depend upon the buffalo for their livelihood, and they made use of virtually every part of the animal: its flesh, its hide, and even its bones. Many Cheyenne religious rituals, such as the Sun Dance, were designed to ensure the abundance of buffalo. This Cheyenne myth is in many ways a "typical" creation story. It contains several common motifs, or recurring story features. Of special interest is the "earth-diver" motif.
Describe and Evaluate the Evolutionary explanation for food preferences (8+16) Our food preferences may originate from the adaptations in our ancestral past, as natural selection suggests that the outcomes of characteristics that are beneficial for the survival and reproduction of the human species will be passed onto offspring. This may explain the innate preferences of our species, as the environment our ancestors lived in was much different to ours, an environment where the consumption of specific foods was vital for survival and therefore we have evolved to desire these foods from birth. This environment of Evolutionary Adaptation or EEA, can enable us to understand our preferences in the present. For example, our preference for fatty food, high in calories, may stem from the fact in the EEA food was not readily available, so these foods would allow a sustainable energy source and a fatty reserve when food was not available. This also may explain our preference for meat, as our diet used to consist mainly of animal organs, which are packed full of nutrients and protein; Milton (2008) said that it was very important that our ancestors ate meat, as it acted as a catalyst for the brains development and turned us into the intelligent species tha€t we are today.
Aboriginal people have had to cope with immense change. Their social structure, cultural values and beliefs, family network and their hunter- gatherer lifestyle has been decimated in most communities, and those remaining were removed from their lands into Aboriginal settlements and forced to change their lifestyle (Jackson & Ward, 1999). Traditional Aborigines had a broad knowledge of the Australian landscape, and its flora and fauna. They lived on a diet of fresh meats, that the men hunted, such as kangaroo, fish, turtle, snake and lizard. This was supplemented by what the women collected from the land, native honey, fresh fruit and vegetables (Better Health Channel, 2006).
Native cultures have many different languages, rituals and practices. The major difference between the cultures is their way of survival that is determined by the land. Not all tribes are in the same land formation so they would all have to adapt to the land they lived on. Their mode of survival would be determined by the characteristics and the animals that are most bountiful in that region. Some tribes would hunt and gather there food while others would use agriculture.