Professor Ping-Hui Liao 26 April 2013 Commentary #2 Anne Allison points out an interesting point about the relationship between food and Japanese women in her article “Japanese Mothers and Obentos: The Lunch-Box as Ideological State Apparatus”. She has insightful and different point of view of obento‚ a japanese lunch box which are highly crafted elaborations of food‚ that it is endowed with “ideological and gendered meanings” under state ideology (155). That is‚ both mother and child are being
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improving the health of its population‚ much more than a country at its level of development can be expected to do. Serious problems still remain in reducing child malnutrition and maternal mortality in particular; nonetheless‚ the aggregative results achieved in the last three decades are quite impressive. These achievements have certainly have gone a long way towards fulfilling the right to health in Bangladesh. This paper argues‚ however‚ that despite overall progress the health sector of Bangladesh
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Introduction The impact that religion has exerted on mankind’s history is phenomenal‚ even in the twenty first century‚ perceptions are beguiled more by religion than any other factor. Too many policies‚ political associations‚ economic stances and military actions are dictated to a large extent by religion for anyone to take it lightly. This holds much greater significance for the people of the subcontinent than other places‚ save a few exceptions. Whether this was due to the success of the
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the full scope of inherited traditions‚ religion‚ and culture. It can influence the activities and behaviors that individuals draw from. Heritage is something that can give a sense of who‚ what‚ where and how a person fits into a society and develops over time. Heritage can be a sense of identity that is valued by a single person or include a wider group of individuals. Many times a heritage is something that is passed down through the generations. Health traditions can be a very important part
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Food and Religion Religion has played an important role in the human habits to eat‚ being sometimes more important that the seasonal products or the game of offer and demand. There is some food that is consumed for the meaning that it has in some religions‚ other that is prohibited. Furthermore‚ there is food that is not used for consuming for people but only to offer to the Gods. Transition. Sometimes food is eaten not to satisfy the body but the spirit. There is food like bread and wine that
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Food and health How important is your health? Would you consider yourself a health conscious type of person‚ or perhaps a person who eats anything that is served? Now and days obesity is a major problem in our society‚ many factors may contribute to this problem but mostly is due to the food that we consume. Therefore‚ I would like to discuss the role of diet in our daily lifestyles‚ also some differences between a plant based diets versus a diet with significant amount of animal food in our
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Religion and the Impact on Society Throughout history Functionalist‚ Conflict and Symbolic Interaction perspectives have had a major impact on the institution of religion. Each theory has a completely different outlook on society. People believe in different types of religion and most of the time their beliefs are based on their culture. Some individuals are looking to be accepted by society and others are influenced by their peers. Religious beliefs have a large impact on people based on
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Journal of Macromarketing http://jmk.sagepub.com/ Globalization‚ Consumer Tensions‚ and the Shaping of Consumer Culture in India Giana M. Eckhardt and Humaira Mahi Journal of Macromarketing 2012 32: 280 originally published online 24 April 2012 DOI: 10.1177/0276146712440708 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jmk.sagepub.com/content/32/3/280 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Macromarketing Society Additional services and information
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question. • Historical factors • Cultural factors • Structural factors • Critical factors Be sure to specifically identify and describe issues for each factor in your analysis. (approx. 400 words; use one academic source – your textbook‚ Second Opinion). It is commonly debated whether traditional health practices should be encouraged by the World Health Organisation. Wills’ Sociological Imagination template helps reflect on this topic. This template created by Willis (2004‚ as cited in
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The Role of Food in Religion We as a people eat every day‚ several times throughout the day because it is something we need to do in order to survive. What many people do not realize is that food has a hand in shaping who you are as individuals. The more obvious‚ like religion also has a great deal in shaping us as individuals and when you put the two together you will be surprised with the outcome. Food and religion have a play in community‚ tradition‚ and issues of purity and cleanliness. I
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