Foodways, food habits, and food-related behavior of various population groups and their influences on the nutritional status of group members.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will prepare an annotated bibliography and a
5-page paper on an aspect of a selected population group. The
paper will also be presented to class members through either a
poster presentation or class seminar.
Athena Title
Cultural Aspects Food & Nutr
Prerequisite
NUTR 2100 or NUTR 2100E or NUTR 2100H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
The student will become familiar with the foodways of selected populations within the United States.
The student will identify factors that influence food-related behavior within population groups.
The student will understand how foods and food-related behavior may be used to maintain cultural identity.
The student will understand the role of food habits in nutritional/health status of individuals and groups.
The student will become familiar with the techniques for studying food-related behaviors.
The student will become familiar with the sources of information on food-related behaviors.
The student will evaluate sources of information on food-related behaviors for reliability.
The student will understand the importance of foodways in nutrition counseling, community nutrition education efforts, and marketing of food products.
The student will apply an understanding of the factors affecting food-related behavior to identify influential factors on the food-related behavior of an individual and identify potential positive, neutral, and detrimental health consequences, through a written analysis.
Topical Outline
Origin of foods, foodways, and food habits
Religious influences on foodways and food habits
Influences on the development of mainstream American foodways and their regionality
Ethnic foodways of recent immigrant groups
Putting it into practice: programming and communication
