A examination of the relationships between individual bodies and the social body to food, health and nutrition through critical sociology of health and dietetics perspectives. We will examine socio-historical accounts of public health nutrition and health promotion, environmental nutrition and nutritionism in relation to socio-cultural constructions of risk, bodies, and dietary policies and practices.
Credit Weight:
0.5
Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
Notes:
Limited to 3rd year students and above. Recommended that students take Sociology 2110 prior to this course.
Course Classifications:
Type B: Social Sciences