UCLA The Social Science Role of Globalization Essential for Life Essay

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Contrast the role played by globalization in the stories about food told by: 1) Mintz and/or Gupta (“A Different History of the Present”) on the one hand, and 2): Ochs et. al., Reese, and/or Frazier and Gupta (“Tasting Independence”) on the other. Choose at least one reading from the first group and at least one from the second. Do the readings mean different things by the term “globalization”? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. 1200 words

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Role of Globalization

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Role of Globalization
Food is essential for life. Every human and animal requires food for survival. There are
many ways in which food can be obtained. The most common source of food is crops, followed
by meat from animals. It can be noted that as time elapses, even the food sector has dynamically
changed. The change in the food sector can be associated with globalization. As numerous
various types of flavors, spices and additives have come up, the reasons for food consumption
remain different among individuals. With globalization, tastes and preferences have changed
since there are various dishes offered and not just a single meal as it used to be in the past. In this
light, this paper focuses on contrasting the role of globalization in two readings, namely "A
Different History of the Present" by Akhil Gupta and "Socializing Taste" by Elinor Ochs,
Clotilde Pontecorvo, and Alessandra Fasulo.
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Socializing Taste
Globalization comes hand in hand with the way food is being used. Due to the extensive
interactions between people, food use is a unique contrast between the two readings. Food can be
used as a motivating factor for young children. According to Ochs et al. (1996), Italian families
encouraged their kids to eat by using desirable food items such as carrots to ensure that they
finished the meal on the plates. The use of carrots can be fathomed to function as a motivator
whereby the kid is encouraged to complete the meal so that he/she can have the carrot. In the
American family dinners, desserts provided a strong sense of conditional pleasure. The young
children could only be rewarded with a dessert after concluding their meals. Most American
families advocated for desserts, while Italian families depended on fruits to end their dinners

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rather than ice creams. The globalization effect in Italy and America proves that food can be
used as a motivational tool when taken as a reward.
A Different History of the Present
On the other hand, Ali Gupta illustrates the utility of food for medicinal purposes.
Globalization as a phenomenon has been used to indicate that despite the food being consumed
as a basic need, there ...


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