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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of arts and culture > cultural studies > cuisine

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cuisine  

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  • Cuisine is an important manifestation of the impact of globalization on cultural practices. Defined as a style of cooking, cuisine is a boundary-marking mechanism for different societies, demarcating “us” from “them.” Margaret Mead asserted that “food habits are seen as the culturally standardized set of behaviors in regard to food manifested who have been reared within a given cultural tradition” (Mead, 1943, p. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Cuisine]

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