The social meaning and function of household food rituals in preventing food waste

2018 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 320-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Pineda Revilla ◽  
Willem Salet
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

Adoption Policy in Great Britain and North America

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. David Kirk ◽  
Susan A. Mcdaniel
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
North America ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

AbstractThis paper has two purposes. First, to explore what existing adoption legislation may indicate about the meaning and function of adoption practices in North America and Great Britain. Second, to consider some possible policy implications revealed by clearer understanding of the social meaning of existing adoption laws. The first part of the paper summarizes briefly the history of legal adoption. The second examines what is explicitly and implicitly revealed by adoption law and policies about the social purposes of adoption and about prevailing social values concerning the family. The third part examines possible avenues of policy change in North America.

Round Structures, Household Identity, and Public Performance in Preclassic Maya Society

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Hendon
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Architectural Feature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Preclassic Maya ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

AbstractJames Aimers and colleagues consider the social meaning and function of round structures, a poorly understood but significant architectural feature of many Preclassic Maya sites. Based on my own work on the connection between such structures and the development of social stratification and changes in the relations between households and the state, I offer additional examples of the location and role of these structures in order to expand on the insights offered by Aimers et al.

A Case of Anomalous Values in Indian Civilization: Meat-Eating Among the Kanya-Kubja Brahmans of Katyayan Gotra

1966 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Khare
Keyword(s):  
Social Situations ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Meat Eating ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Anthropologist ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
Different Levels

Indian philosophical thought has always attempted to deal with opposite or binary values. However, when faced with contradictions, social scientists try to analyze the form, meaning and function of opposed values in real social situations. The problem of opposed values becomes difficult and anomalous when the culture, at different levels, not only permits oppositions, but simultaneously sanctions them. The data on meat-eating among the Kanya-Kubja brahmans of Katyayan gotra (primarily an exogamous group composed of several lineages) present this type of problem to the social anthropologist.

Outcome Evaluation of an Empirical Study: Food Waste Social Marketing Pilot

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-128
Author(s):  
Jeawon Kim ◽  
Sharyn Rundle-Thiele ◽  
Kathy Knox ◽  
Samuel Hodgkins
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Program Design ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The Social

Background: Evidence indicates behavior change is more likely when more social marketing benchmark principles are applied. Yet, transparent and clear reporting of the application of benchmarks to change behavior is rare. Focus of the Article: The aims of this study were (1) to verify the efficacy of social marketing in reducing food waste and (2) to enumerate and critique the practicality of applying social marketing benchmark criteria. Research Question: To address the research aims, two research questions were proposed: (1) Can a social marketing program designed with consumers reduce household food waste behavior? and (2) How are social marketing benchmarks applied to reduce food waste? Program Design/Approach: A consumer-insight driven social marketing program Waste Not Want Not (WNWN) was designed following the social marketing process and delivered to local Redland City Council residents located within the pilot area. This article reports a process and outcome evaluation for the pilot study and a critical evaluation of benchmark criteria application. Importance to the Social Marketing Field: This article demonstrates social marketing’s efficacy to reduce food waste behavior in households, and it critically evaluates application of benchmark criteria to assist future research and practice. Methods: In total, 314 local council area residents were randomly allocated into either a program ( n = 110) or control group ( n = 204). The program group received intervention materials and invitations to attend the 2-week program activities held in a local shopping center. Control group participants received nothing. The extent of social marketing benchmark application was examined for the WNWN program. Results: Outcome evaluation indicated that the pilot study reduced self-reported household food waste and increased perceived level of self-efficacy in cooking for the program group, but not the control group. WNWN successfully applied five of the eight social marketing benchmark criteria, namely, consumer orientation, insight, competition, marketing mix, and behavior change. Recommendations for Research or Practice: Given that use of more benchmarks increases the likelihood of behavior change, future research must advocate for complete application of the eight major social marketing benchmark criteria in program design. Clear operational definitions are required to improve practice and behavioral change outcomes. Limitations: Study 1 focused on individual feedback and self-reported data minimizing the possibility of generalization. Future research could employ observational methods and involve a wider array of stakeholders to increase generalizability.

scholarly journals Sociology of political satire: United States and China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung Manh Ho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Political Satire ◽  
Online Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Landscape ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

Satire, in the broadest sense, is an art of using humor, irony, exaggeration to criticize and expose some ridiculous aspects of people’s behavior, stupidity, and vices. One of the crucial aspects of satire is the laughter that arises from the interaction between the producer (writer, comedian, cartoonist) and the audience through a number of mediums: print, cartoon, TV, audio, or online networks. Though the literature on the meaning and function of satire is extensive, most researchers seem to agree on the two most crucial components: humor and criticism (Phan, 2003). Given that the nature of satire and political satire is about using humor to criticize and expose some ridiculous, vicious, and stupid aspects of politics, this essay will look at the changes in the social landscape of political satire in the United States and China from a sociological perspective.

scholarly journals Traveling Libraries: The Arabic Manuscripts of Muley Zidan and the Escorial Library

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 535-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hershenzon
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Early Modern Spain ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mediterranean History ◽  
The Moment ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
Locked Doors ◽  
The Escorial

In 1612, a Spanish fleet captured a French ship whose stolen cargo included the entire manuscript collection of the Sultan of Morocco, Muley Zidan. Soon, the collection made its way to the royal library, El Escorial, transforming the library into an important repository of Arabic books, which, since then, Arabists from across Europe sought to visit. By focusing on the social life of the collection, from the moment of its capture up through the process of its incorporation into the Escorial, this article examines three related issues: the first regards the social trajectories of books and the elasticity of their meaning and function, which radically altered in nature. The second part of the article examines the circulation of the Moroccan manuscripts in relation to a complex economy of restrictions over the reading and possession of Arabic manuscripts in early modern Spain. Finally, the third part focuses on the political and legal debates that ensued the library’s capture, when the collection became the locus of international negotiations between Spain, Morocco, France and the Dutch United Provinces over Maritime law, captives, and banned knowledge. By placing and analyzing the journey of Zidan’s manuscripts within the context of Mediterranean history, the paper explains (1) why Spain established one of the largest collections of Arabic manuscripts exactly when it was cleansing its territories of Moriscos (Spanish forcibly converted Muslims), and (2) why the Moroccan collection was kept behind locked doors at the Escorial.

scholarly journals Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Household Food Waste Behavior in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9942
Author(s):  
Kun Qian ◽  
Firouzeh Javadi ◽  
Michikazu Hiramatsu
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Social Consciousness ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
And Behavior

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had various influences on people’s ordinary lives, including their thoughts and behaviors related to food consumption. Food waste has been cited as a serious issue with environmental, social, and economic consequences. In this study, we investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic altered the social consciousness and behavior related to food waste in Japan. We conducted a nationwide online-based survey and collected a cross-sectional dataset from 1959 adult respondents. The results showed that people in regions highly impacted by the pandemic reported a clearer understanding of the situation of their household food waste, more careful food preparation and purchasing, and were more strongly influenced to change their behaviors due to COVID-19. Further analyses revealed that thoughts and behaviors related to food waste significantly differed by sociodemographic characteristics, such as gender, household size, and employment status. This study also implied that the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged some improvements in peoples’ behaviors and thoughts with regard to food, such as paying attention to food waste, making efforts to reduce food waste, and attempting cooking by themselves at home.

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