HEV 371  FOOD AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES     Spring 2005

 

Jack Logomarsino, PhD, RD                                        e-mail:  Jack.Logomarsino@cmich.edu

Professor of Human Nutrition             

Dept. of Human Environmental Studies            106-A Wightman Hall                989-774-2004              

 

Class cancellation information line (for weather-related closings):                    989-774-7500

 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: CMU provides individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in educational programs, activities and services.  Students with disabilities requiring accommodations to participate in class activities or meet course requirements should contact me as early as possible.

 

Office hours: M 10-12; T 1:00-3:00

 

Required Materials:

 

Text:                 Kittler, PG., and Sucher, KP.  Food and. Culture 4th ed.  Belmont: CA.:  Wadsworth. 2004

 

Blackboard Access:      Logomarsino, J.V.  HEV 371 Lecture Outlines  -- FOOD AND CULTURE IN THE U.S. Spring 2005 ed.  Available for Internet downloading on Blackboard 6.

 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course you will have:

1.                  basic knowledge of counseling theory and methods for specific religious and ethnic groups.

2.                  working knowledge of psychology affecting food habits and food selection.

3.                  working knowledge of sociocultural and ethnic food consumption issues and trends for various consumers.

4.                  working knowledge of promotion of pleasurable eating; in particular, being able to discuss the value of diverse cultures in providing healthful and delicious cuisine.

5.                  working knowledge of food and nutrition laws/regulations/policies: in particular, the origin and concepts of dietary laws and practices, holiday and ritual food customs and celebrations.

6.                  demonstrated the ability to translate nutrition needs into menus for individuals from diverse cultural groups.

7.                  demonstrated the ability to show basic food preparation and presentation skills.

8.                  basic knowledge about alternative nutrition and herbal therapies.

9.                  working knowledge of assessment and treatment of nutritional health risks.

10.       working knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention theories and guidelines for each cultural group.

11.              working knowledge of influence of socioeconomic, cultural and psychological factors on food and nutrition behavior. 

12.         working knowledge of diversity issues; in particular, being able to discuss the value and contribution of traditional food consumption patterns, beliefs and habits to the U.S. population.   

 

 

 



                                                            HEV 371  LECTURE OUTLINE

 

Topic                                                              

Unit 1 Introduction to Food and Culture – Week 1                                       Ch.  1

·        What do Americans Eat?   

·        What is Food?

·        Functions of Food

·        Cultural Food Habits

·        Individual Food Habits       

VIDEO:  BRIDGING THE CULTURE GAP

 

Unit 2 Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices – Week 2                                     Ch. 2

  • Introduction to Worldview
  • Biomedical Worldview
  • Health and Culture
  • Disease, Illness and Sickness
  • Pluralistic Health Care Systems

 

Unit 3 Intercultural Communication  --  Week 3                                                     Ch. 3

  • Role of Communication in Health Care
  • Problems in Intercultural Communication
  • Intercultural Communication Concepts
  • Successful Intercultural Communication
  • Intercultural Nutrition Education

 

Unit 4 Food and Religion   -- Weeks 4 and 5                                                            Ch. 4

  • Western Religions
    • Judaism
    • Roman Catholicism
    • Eastern Orthodox
    • Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
    • Seventh-Day Adventists
    • Mennonite and Amish
    • Jehovah Witnesses
    • Islam   
  • Eastern Religions
    • Hinduism
    • Buddhism

VIDEO: JEWISH HOLIDAYS

VIDEO: ISLAM IN AMERICA

VIDEO: BUDDHISM COMES TO AMERICA

 

FIRST HOUR EXAM    TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8  (Units 1, 2, 3, 4)

 

 

 

Unit 5  Native Americans      -- Week  5                                                                      Ch. 5           

  • Cultural Perspective
  • Traditional Food Habits
  • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Public Health Programs
  • Nutritional Status

VIDEO:  THE DRUM

 

Unit 6 Northern & Southern Europeans       -- Week 6                                                 Ch. 6

  • European Immigration
  • Northern Europeans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Southern Europeans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits

Unit 7 Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union,

                                                    and Scandinavians – Week 7                                        Ch. 7

  • Central Europeans and People of the Former Soviet Union
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Scandinavians
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits                                                                             

VIDEO: ON RUSSIAN FOOD

SECOND HOUR EXAM  TUESDAY MARCH 15  (Units 5, 6, 7)

 

Unit 8 Africans – Week 8                                                                                                       Ch. 8

  • Cultural Perspective
  • Traditional Food Habits
  • Contemporary Food Habits

 

Unit 9 Mexicans & Central Americans                                                                                 Ch. 9

  • Mexicans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Central Americans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits

 

Unit 10 Caribbean Islanders & South Americans                                                                Ch. 10

  • Caribbean Islanders
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • South Americans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits


Unit 11 Chinese, Japanese, & Koreans – Week 11                                                            Ch. 11

  • Chinese
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Japanese
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Koreans
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits

 

VIDEO: JAPANESE COOKING

THIRD HOUR EXAM   -- TUESDAY APRIL 5  (Units 8,9,10,11)

 

Unit 12 Southeast Asians & Pacific Islanders– Week 12                                                    Ch. 12

  • Southeast Asians
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits
  • Pacific Islanders
    • Cultural Perspective
    • Traditional Food Habits
    • Contemporary Food Habits

 

Unit 13 People of the Balkans  & the Middle East– Week 13                                            Ch. 13

  • Cultural Perspective
  • Traditional Food Habits
  • Contemporary Food Habits

 

 

 

 

Unit 14 Asian Indians & Pakistanis -– Week 14                                                                   Ch. 14

  • Cultural Perspective
  • Traditional Food Habits
  • Contemporary Food Habits


Reports and Summary – Week 15

 

FOURTH HOUR EXAM – TUESDAY MAY 3, 10 A.M.  (Units   12, 13, 14)

 

 

GENERAL ACADEMIC GUIDELINES

 

1.  Participation:

Your participation in HEV 371 is important, and it will count toward your final point score.  You are encouraged to share items of interest with the rest of the class.  Attendance at every class is expected, and periodic attendance records will be taken.  If you miss or are late for a class, you will probably miss valuable introductory announcements, as well as information that will be necessary to your understanding of future lessons.  Minute papers will be used to assess your participation.  Minute papers are short unannounced quizzes covering items that we have discussed in class.  If you know that you will have to miss a class or an exam for an important reason, please discuss this with me as soon as possible

 

2.   Work Required:

I urge you to be very serious about the attendance and study commitment that you must give in order to do well.  The common guideline for amount of study time required for a particular course is two hours of work for every hour of class.

 

3.   Academic Honesty:

Academic honesty is expected at all times in all tests and reports.  Written or other work that a student submits in a course shall be the product of his/her own efforts.  Your individual work is expected at all times in all tests and reports.  The work that you submit must not be submitted for credit in another course.  Plagiarism, cheating, and all other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited.  Students are expected to adhere to the ethical and professional standards associated with their programs and academic courses.  Violations are subject to serious academic penalties.  Copies of the Policy on Academic Integrity may be accessed at www.cmich.edu
 
4.   Disruptive Behavior During Class: 
CMU’s policy will be enforced regarding disruptive behavior in class.  See the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures http://www.cmich.edu/policies-procedures/code-student-rights.htm.  It states that “A student shall not obstruct, disrupt or interfere, or attempt to disrupt or interfere with another student’s right to study, learn, participate, or a teacher’s right to teach during a class.  This includes but is not limited to such behaviors as talking at inappropriate times, drawing unwarranted attention to him or herself, engaging in loud or distracting behaviors, or displaying defiance or disrespect to others.”

 

5.  Reading:

You are responsible for all of the readings which are assigned.  A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY PERCENT OF EXAM QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED DIRECTLY FROM TEXTBOOK READINGS. 


6.  Exams:

We will have three announced hour exams and one final exam.  Each exam will cover all lecture material since the last exam.  You are expected to take each hour exam on the scheduled day.  In order to be fair to all students, makeup quizzes and exams require an official written university excuse -- as in the case of a serious illness or death in the family.  If you know that you will have to miss a class or an exam for an important reason, please discuss this with me as soon as possible.

  

 

 

 

7.  Assignments:

Ten percent of the grade per day will be deducted for late assignments, unless special prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.

 

Assignments must be typewritten unless instructed otherwise.  Papers must be stapled in the upper left corner.  Late papers must not be left under the door in the office, since they could easily be lost.  Late papers must be checked in directly to the secretary in the Human Environmental Studies Office, Wightman 205, during business hours.

 

 

 EXAMS AND GRADING

1st HOUR EXAM    TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8                                                       100 points

2nd HOUR EXAM   TUESDAY MARCH 15                                                            100 points

3rd HOUR EXAM    TUESDAY APRIL 5                                                                100 points

4th HOUR EXAM    TUESDAY MAY 3, 10 A.M                                                       100 points

GROUP ACTIVITY & REPORT                                                                     80 points

Minute Papers, Attendance & Participation                                                       20 points

You are assigned to attend at least one cultural event this semester

and type a short (200 word) report                                                                                      

            TOTAL                                                                                                            500 points

 

 

(94 - 100%)     A

(90 - 94%)       A-

(87 - 90%)       B+

(84 - 87%)       B

(80 - 84%)       B-

(77 - 80%)       C+

(74 - 77%)       C

(70 - 74%)       C-

(67 - 70%)       D+

(64 - 67%)       D

(60 - 64%)       D-

(below 60%)    E