Symbolic and Social Aspects in the Working of the Food System
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Abstract
This paper wants to shed light on some aspects of the food system which are particularly relevant for the understanding of the consequences of the globalization process. This task is carried out in reference to both the intensification of accumulation in the sphere of preparation and consumption of food in developed countries, and the destruction of local diets and of local social systems in less developed countries. It is argued that these consequences are better understood from the point of view of the social and symbolic relevance of food consumption. This approach advocates the integration at the analytic level of the different segments of the food system: production, distribution, preparation and consumption. The analysis of the social and symbolic significance of food consumption (how we eat and why we eat what we eat) may also create the premises for a revision of the "food security" concept articulated in national and international food aid policies.
Resumen
Aspectos Simbólicos y Sociales en el Funcionamiento del Sistema Alimentario
Este artículo quiere arrojar luz sobre algunos aspectos del sistema alimentario que son particularmente relevantes para entender las consecuencias del proceso de globalizacion. Este trabajo hace referencia a la vez, a la intensificación de la acumulación en la esfera de la producción y consumo de aiimentos en los paises en desarrollo, así como, de la destrucción de las dietas locales y los sitemas sociales en paises de menor desarrollo.
En ese sentido, se argumenta que tales consecuencias son mejor entendidas desde el punta de vista de aspectos sociales y simbólicos pertinentes al consumo de alimentos. Este acercamiento defiende la integración, a nivel analítico, de los diferentes segmentos del sistema alimentario: producción, distribución, preparación y consumo. El análisis de la significación social y simbólica del consumo de alimentos (¿cómo comemos?, ¿qué comemos?, y ¿por qué comemos?) puede también crear premisas para la revisión del concepto de "seguridad alimentaria", articulado a las políticas de ayuda alimentaria nacionalese internacionales.
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