Demetra (Sep 2018)
REFLECTIONS FOR A FOOD APPROACH: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND BOUNDARIES
Abstract
The concepts of society, culture and boundaries are polysemic, fluid, flexible, and permeate the lives of individuals. The discussion on these three elements pervades many areas of knowledge, but we chose the approach from the social phenomenon of food. The bibliographical review methodology was applied. The objective is to carry out reflections for a critical food approach from the perspective of society, culture, modernity and boundaries, fostering the articulation between these concepts. The reflections generated an interrelationship between group concepts and social coercion by Émile Durkheim; culture as a mechanism of control by Clifford Geertz; modernity and standardization by Renato Ortiz; and the construction of boundaries by Erneldo Schallenberger. There has been problematization of how feeding and eating behaviors relate to these. Speckled and sprinkled are present in the elaboration of an intellectual dish, to be eaten, tasted and appreciated. With this text, it is expected to foster further discussions on the social phenomenon of food. DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2018.31183
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