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FOOD AND CULTURE is the market-leading text for the cultural foods courses, providing information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. It is designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. Authors Pamela Goyan Kittler and Kathryn P. Sucher include comprehensive coverage of key ethnic, religious, and regional g... MORE

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Food and Culture	p. 1
What is Food?	p. 1
The Omnivore's Paradox	p. 2
Self-Identity	p. 2
Symbolic Use of Food	p. 3
Cultural Identity	p. 4
What is Culture?	p. 5
The Acculturation Process	p. 6
Acculturation of Food Habits	p. 6
Cultural Food Habits	p. 7
Core and Complementary Foods Model	p. 7
Flavor Principles	p. 8
Meal Patterns and Meal Cycles	p. 9
Developmental Perspective of Food Culture	p. 11
Individual Food Habits	p. 12
Food Availability	p. 12
Edible or Inedible?	p. 13
Consumer Food Choice Model	p. 13
Nutrition and Food Habits	p. 18
The Need for Cultural Competency	p. 18
Intercultural Nutrition	p. 23
The American Paradox	p. 25
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices	p. 37
Worldview	p. 37
Cultural Outlook	p. 37
Biomedical Worldview	p. 39
What is Health?	p. 41
Cultural Definitions of Health	p. 41
Health Maintenance	p. 43
Disease, Illness, and Sickness	p. 45
Cultural Definitions of Disease, Illness, and Sickness	p. 45
Healing Practices	p. 48
Pluralistic Health Care Systems	p. 52
Medical Pluralism	p. 52
Biomedical Healing	p. 52
Intercultural Communication	p. 57
The Intercultural Challenge	p. 57
Intercultural Communication Concepts	p. 58
Verbal Communication	p. 59
Nonverbal Communication	p. 64
Role of Communication in Health Care	p. 67
Interaction between Provider and Client	p. 67
Responsibilities of the Health Care Provider	p. 69
Successful Intercultural Communication	p. 69
Intercultural Communication Skills	p. 70
Intercultural Counseling	p. 73
Intercultural Nutrition Assessment	p. 75
Intercultural Nutrition Education	p. 77
Culturally Relevant Program Preparation	p. 77
Implementation Strategies	p. 79
Food and Religion	p. 85
Western Religions	p. 86
Judaism	p. 86
Christianity	p. 91
Islam	p. 96
Eastern Religions	p. 100
Hinduism	p. 100
Buddhism	p. 104
Native Americans	p. 109
Cultural Perspective	p. 109
History of Native Americans	p. 109
Worldview	p. 112
Traditional Food Habits	p. 114
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 114
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 121
Role of Food in Native American Culture and Etiquette	p. 122
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 122
Contemporary Food Habits	p. 123
Adaptation of Food Habits	p. 123
Nutritional Status	p. 126
Northern and Southern Europeans	p. 139
Northern Europeans	p. 139
Cultural Perspective	p. 140
History of Northern Europeans in the United States	p. 140
Worldview	p. 142
Traditional Food Habits	p. 144
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 144
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 150
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 152
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 152
Nutritional Status	p. 154
Southern Europeans	p. 156
Cultural Perspective	p. 156
History of Southern Europeans in the United States	p. 156
Worldview	p. 158
Traditional Food Habits	p. 159
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 159
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 165
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 167
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 168
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 168
Nutritional Status	p. 168
Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians	p. 173
Central Europeans and the People of the FSU	p. 173
Cultural Perspective	p. 174
History of Central Europeans and Russians in the United States	p. 174
Worldview	p. 178
Traditional Food Habits	p. 182
Ingredients and Common Foods: Staples and Regional Variations	p. 182
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 185
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 190
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 190
Nutritional Status	p. 191
Scandinavians	p. 194
Cultural Perspective	p. 194
History of Scandinavians in the United States	p. 194
Worldview	p. 195
Traditional Food Habits	p. 195
Ingredients and Common Foods: Staples and Regional Variations	p. 196
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 198
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 199
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 199
Nutritional Status	p. 199
Africans	p. 205
Cultural Perspective	p. 205
History of Africans in the United States	p. 206
Worldview	p. 209
Traditional Food Habits	p. 211
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 211
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 218
Role of Food in African-American Society and Etiquette	p. 220
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 220
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 221
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 221
Nutritional Status	p. 222
Mexicans and Central Americans	p. 235
Mexicans	p. 235
Cultural Perspective	p. 235
History of Mexicans in the United States	p. 235
Worldview	p. 237
Traditional Food Habits	p. 240
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 240
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 247
Role of Food and Etiquette in Mexican Society	p. 248
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 249
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 249
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 251
Nutritional Status	p. 252
Central Americans	p. 258
Cultural Perspective	p. 258
History of Central Americans in the United States	p. 258
Worldview	p. 259
Traditional Food Habits	p. 261
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 261
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 263
Etiquette	p. 264
Therapeutic Uses of Foods	p. 264
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 265
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 265
Nutritional Status	p. 265
Caribbean Islanders and South Americans	p. 175
Caribbean Islanders	p. 275
Cultural Perspective	p. 275
History of Caribbean Islanders in the United States	p. 275
Worldview	p. 279
Traditional Food Habits	p. 282
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 282
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 287
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 290
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 291
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 291
Nutritional Status	p. 292
South Americans	p. 296
Cultural Perspective	p. 297
History of South Americans in the United States	p. 297
Worldview	p. 298
Traditional Food Habits	p. 300
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 300
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 306
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 307
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 307
Nutritional Status	p. 307
East Asians	p. 315
Chinese	p. 315
Cultural Perspective	p. 316
History of Chinese in the United States	p. 316
Worldview	p. 318
Traditional Food Habits	p. 321
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 321
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 327
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 329
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 330
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 330
Nutritional Status	p. 331
Japanese	p. 334
Cultural Perspective	p. 334
History of Japanese in the United States	p. 334
Worldview	p. 335
Traditional Food Habits	p. 337
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 337
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 340
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 342
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 342
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 342
Nutritional Status	p. 343
Koreans	p. 345
Cultural Perspective	p. 345
History of Koreans in the United States	p. 345
Worldview	p. 346
Traditional Food Habits	p. 348
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 348
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 350
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 351
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 352
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 352
Nutritional Status	p. 353
Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders	p. 361
Southeast Asians	p. 361
Cultural Perspective	p. 361
History of Southeast Asians in the United States	p. 361
Worldview	p. 365
Traditional Food Habits	p. 371
Ingredients and Common Foods: Staples and Regional Variations	p. 371
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 379
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 381
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 382
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 382
Nutritional Status	p. 384
Pacific Islanders	p. 390
Cultural Perspective	p. 390
History of Pacific Islanders in the United States	p. 390
Worldview	p. 392
Traditional Food Habits	p. 393
Ingredients and Common Foods: Staples	p. 393
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 395
Role of Food	p. 396
Therapeutic Uses of Foods	p. 396
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 397
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 397
Nutritional Status	p. 397
People of the Balkans and the Middle East	p. 407
Cultural Perspective	p. 407
History of People of the Balkans and Middle East in the United States	p. 408
Current Demographics and Socioeconomic Status	p. 410
Worldview	p. 412
Traditional Food Habits	p. 417
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 417
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 425
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 431
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 431
Nutritional Status	p. 432
South Asians	p. 441
Cultural Perspective	p. 441
History of Asian Indians and Pakistanis in the United States	p. 441
Worldview	p. 444
Traditional Food Habits	p. 447
Ingredients and Common Foods	p. 447
Meal Composition and Cycle	p. 454
Role of Food in Indian Society and Etiquette	p. 457
Therapeutic Uses of Food	p. 458
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	p. 460
Adaptations of Food Habits	p. 460
Nutritional Status	p. 461
Regional Americans	p. 473
American Regional Food Habits	p. 473
What Is Regional Fare?	p. 473
Regional Divisions	p. 475
The Northeast	p. 475
Regional Profile	p. 475
Traditional Fare	p. 477
Health Concerns	p. 484
The Midwest	p. 484
Regional Profile	p. 484
Traditional Fare	p. 486
Health Concerns	p. 492
The South	p. 492
Regional Profile	p. 492
Traditional Fare	p. 495
Health Concerns	p. 506
The West	p. 508
Regional Profile	p. 508
Traditional Fare	p. 509
Health Concerns	p. 518
Glossary of Ethnic Ingredients	p. 523
Resources	p. 535
Index	p. 539
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