Abstract
The landscape of food appreciation has been changing in recent decades to include the exotic/ethnic food as authentic food. Is this a step in the right direction; a way to promote cultural understanding and appreciation, or is it a way to create difference between cultural class? Authentic food is very hard to define, and even harder to understand is why some people care about it, seek it out, and call themselves foodies. The purpose of this study is to gain critical insight into the motivation behind people’s desire to eat authentic food and the implications that follow. 1
Type of Work
Thesis - Limited Access
Department or Program
Sociology
Institution
Hamilton College
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Graduation
5-2020
Faculty Advisor
Matthew Grace
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Citation Information
Mendoza, Ligia Mayte '20, "Are You What You Eat? A Study Into Our Reasons For Eating Authentic Food" (2020). Hamilton Digital Commons.
https://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/soc_theses/46