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Social class differences in food consumption

What I plan on contributing to this article:

-How these differences are seen in various countries

-How this concept relates to food deserts and food security

-Some of the characteristics of foods that are normally eaten by people of different social classes (across cultures)

-The attitudes of people towards certain foods and the stigmas that are attached to these foods

Pierre Bourdieu

Michaela DeSoucey

-Obesity

---Obesity and food deserts

---Obesity and poverty (or the "lower" class)

Food deserts
A Food desert is a geographical area that lacks adequate grocery stores or markets that provide fresh and nutritional foods that are financially accessible to the people within the area. Food deserts are often found in lower income neighborhoods, which in turn limits the availability of higher quality foods to residents of these neighborhoods.

Further explore:

-what people in food deserts eat (convenience stores and fast food)

In the United States
People tend to define types of foods as belonging to a certain class based on how expensive (or cheap) they are. In a study done on students who were asked to categorize restaurant menu items into each of the different social classes, students considered cheap, simple meals lower-class while meals that were much more expensive and came with a choice of wine were considered upper-class.

Since the early 2000's, restaurants and fast-food chains have begun creating Gourmet Hamburger s which often consist of high-end or exotic ingredients. While people of all social classes have access to fast-food restaurants that sell "better burgers" (which are burgers that are considered to be of greater quality than the traditional burger), some restaurants sell expensive burgers that are exclusive to those who can afford them.

Points to possibly include :

-restaurant reservations

-limited/exclusive burgers at restaurants (bidding)(sold out)(expensive)

In Canada
A study was conducted that showed that food-secure Canadians perceived Kraft Dinner s as comforting while food insecure Canadians found it discomforting. This is due to the fact that the food-secure Canadians could afford to eat meals other than those made by Kraft while food-insecure Canadians had very few options. Furthermore, the study explained that Kraft meal kits are often found at food banks and charities so this could be why food-insecure people who visit these places find them undesirable.

Article critique:
 * The sources are reliable and the links work
 * Some words (such as "People", "Eat" and "Children") are linked to other Wikipedia articles but it seems a bit unnecessary since those words are used in everyday English language (remember)
 * The article mentions food consumption in other countries which is helpful since the title isn't limited to just one country (like the United States)
 * The sentence "People start to learn to like foods that are appropriate to their class while they are children" should be cited since it is stated in a factual manner (do something about this)