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===Assigned===
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===Assigned Work===
  
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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed'', Chapter 2, "Getting Into Bedrock with Politics". (26)
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:*Gordon Shepherd, ''Neurogastronomy'' Chapter 27 ()
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:*Kessler, The End of Overeating, Ch 4-7  (20)
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:*See reading notes above.
  
 
===In-class===
 
===In-class===
  
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:*Short debrief on fair contract case.
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:*Food, Meaning, and the Brain
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===Hibbing, et. al. ''Predisposed'' Chapter 2===
 
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:*Begins with allegations that universities are left-biased.  Points out counterexample in Russell.  Students can be more radical than even lefty faculty. City college story.  34ff: ironically its most lasting intellectual movement was neoconservatism.
 
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::*Point of story:
 
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:::*1) Colleges' political orientations have little predictable effect on their students. (Think about this in relationship to Gonzaga.)
 
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:::*2) Politics and political beliefs are fungible, change dep on time and place.  No discussions these days of Stalin-Trotskyism.  Or ADA, which conservatisms opposed. True, issues and labels change, but, acc to Hibbing et al, humans vary in orientation, politics is, at its core, dealing with a constant problem, invariable.  Found in "bedrock social dilemmas" (BSDs). 
 
  
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:*Back to Aristotle
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===Gordon Shepard, C27, "Why Flavor Matters"===
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::* "Man" is by nature political.  -- Politics deep in our nature. But A also speculated that town life, while natural, was not original.  An achievement of sorts, not wholly natural. 
 
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::*Evidence: GWAS (Gene wide association studies) studies suggest more influence from gene difference on political orientation than economic prefs.
 
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::*Politics and Mating: Political orientation is one of the top correlate predicting mate selection.  (39). We do look for diff personality traits in a partner, but not when it comes to pol orientation (or drinking behavior and religion!).  Considers two objections: mates become similar over time or the correlation is an effect of the selection pool "social homogamy" But no sign of convergence of orientation over time of relationship (but views on gender roles tend to diverge! ''Nota bene''!).  Studies controlling for demographic factors undermine second objection. 
 
  
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::*Politics is connected to willingness to punish political difference. (Which helps explain our sensitivity to "political prosecution".) 40-41. 
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:C27: Why Flavor Matters
  
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:*Differences Galore?
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:*brief summary. 
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::*Need to separate issues, labels, and bedrock social dilemmas.
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:*Flavor at different life stages:
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::*'''Issues''' arise naturally in the society, but can also be "promoted" by actors and parties. 
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::*In the womb: flavors in amniotic fluid, rat study showing odor preference established pre-natally.  Diet studies with pregnant women (using anise or carrot juice for eample) show similar results.
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::*'''Labels''' distinguish groups contesting issues. They organize approaches to issues by orientation.  Practically, political parties do this, but also media.  Labels and parties shift over time, presumably as they compete for voters (or, "package them".)  
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::*In infants: flavor and preference also communicated through breast milk
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::*”Labels are simply the vocabulary employed to describe the reasonably systematic orientations toward issues that float around a polity at a given time.” 41
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::*In childhood: research showing kids are hyper sensitive to SFS foods.   
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::*Label "liberal" - today means mildly libertarian, but liberal economic policy isn't libertarian at all (involves income transfer).  Mentions historical origin of Left/Right. Generally, liberals are more about equality and tolerance, but communists can be authoritarian.  Generally, conservatives focus on authority, hierarchy, and order (more than libs), but they often defend rights in ways that make common cause with liberals (protections from the gov't, free speech).
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::*In adolescents.
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::*Flavor and dieting in adults.  Doesn’t work.  238:  “key element missing in most discussions of diet is flavor”. Very important point.  Cites Brownell’s “Food Fight” (2004) and Barbara Rolls.   
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::*In old age: research on loss of smell sense.
  
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::*Conclusion they are resisting: (43): political beliefs are so multidimensional and variable that left and right don't have any stable meaning. '''Ideology is fluid, but there are universals''' (regarding BSDs).
 
  
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:*Commonality Reigns! Political Universals
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===Food, Meaning, and the Brain===
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::*Bedrock social dilemmas (BSD): "core preferences about the organization, structure, and conduct of mass social life" 44
 
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::*BSDS: leadership, decision-making, resource distribution, punishment, protection, and orientation to tradition vs change.
 
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::*Questions associated with BSDs: How should we make decisions? What rules to follow? What do we do with rule violators? Should we try something new or stick with tradition?
 
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::*Predispositions defined: political orientations that are biologically instantiated.  these differences are more stable than labels and issues.
 
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::*Example of conceptual framework at work:  attitudes toward military intervention.  tells the story of changing conservative views of intervention, Lindbergh and the AFC.  Late 20th century conservatives were interventionists (commie domino theory), but early century conservatives were isolationists.  These changes make sense in relation to the bedrock challenge of dealing with external threats.  Shifting analysis of threats can change policy 180 degrees.  48: Pearl Harbor!
 
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::*Example 2: Conservatives softening  on immigration after electoral defeats in 2012. Early politics leading to DACA?  Conservatives still consistently more suspicious of out groups.  (heightened threat detection)
 
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::*Note the possibilities: Same view of issue, different ideologies expressing different orientations (Vietnam).  Same orientation expressed in different ideologies and different positions on issues (Conservative isolationism before/after Pearl Harbor). 
 
  
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::*Key point in the theory is that these "bedrock dilemmas" occur once cities become too large for people to know each other.  Interesting point: We had to use principles to express ourselves about these BSDs because we couldn't influence each other directly.
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:*What are "food phenomena" that suggest the deep involvement of "meaning-making" and food?
  
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:*"Society works best when..."
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::*Emotional eating - Can we hypothesize about this in light of Gordon/Kessler? Stress, SNS…?
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::*Bold thesis: looking for universality as: consistent differences across time and culture.  Example: ''Optimates'' and ''populares'' in Ancient Greece. 
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::*Comfort foods — Conditioned place paradigm.
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::*Left and right have deep associations. left handed suspect.
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::*Ethnic eating and identity
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::*History of research on connection between core preferences on leadership, defense, punishment of norm violators, devotion to traditional behavioral standards, distribution of resources. Laponce. Haidt's MFT.
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::*Class and eating customs - associations of food and manner of eating with class membership (Dr. Oz story - crudities’ v “mixed veggies”. Obama’s arugula gaffe.)
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::*Look at the 4BSDs in relations to Haidt's MFT: 
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::*Ethical eating —
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:::*1. Adherence to tradition.  (Neophobia/philia)
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::*Communal Eating — arguably, in trouble.  Hard to meet diverse dietary requirements today.  (Without going into things like texture preferences, etc.). The restaurant, happy hour menu, “apericena” solutions.
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:::*2. Treatment of outgroups and rule breakers (cooperation, defection, threat) (C, F, L)
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::*Christian "communion" - Eating god. Check out Jean Soler on this.
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:::*3. Role of group/individual (freeriding, self-interest, social commitment) (F, L)
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::*Entheogens - eating psychotropic substances to see god.
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:::*4. Authority and Leadership (Legitimate authority and hierarchy) (A)
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::*"Companionship" - etymology, Old French, "Compaignon" - One who breaks bread with another. Gets at the basic intimacy of eating together.   
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::*"Society works best Index"  2007 research "Predicted issue attitudes, ideological self-placement, and party identification with astonishing accuracy" .6 correlation.  Pursuing international research with SWB.  Note this is "synchronous" research.  A snapshot of both BSD and Issue orientation.    We will see similar empirical support for the MFT in Haidt, C8.
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::*Meaningful feasting - Christian feast and fasting days, Thanksgiving, harvest eating.
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::*Food and Romance - the "dinner date". Food intimacy before physical intimacy!
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::*Terroir-based attachments - PNW Salmon, Jamon Iberico, baguettes in Paris, prosciutto e melone!
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::*Meat ideology - ways that cultures associate meat (or their cuisine) with cultural superiority.
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::*Food sensitivities in pregnancy - unexpected aversions and compulsions. Inutero flavor preferences and breast feeding flavor influences.(Shepard 234)

Latest revision as of 20:33, 17 March 2025

14. MAR 17

Assigned Work

  • Gordon Shepherd, Neurogastronomy Chapter 27 ()
  • Kessler, The End of Overeating, Ch 4-7 (20)
  • See reading notes above.

In-class

  • Food, Meaning, and the Brain

Gordon Shepard, C27, "Why Flavor Matters"

C27: Why Flavor Matters
  • brief summary.
  • Flavor at different life stages:
  • In the womb: flavors in amniotic fluid, rat study showing odor preference established pre-natally. Diet studies with pregnant women (using anise or carrot juice for eample) show similar results.
  • In infants: flavor and preference also communicated through breast milk
  • In childhood: research showing kids are hyper sensitive to SFS foods.
  • In adolescents.
  • Flavor and dieting in adults. Doesn’t work. 238: “key element missing in most discussions of diet is flavor”. Very important point. Cites Brownell’s “Food Fight” (2004) and Barbara Rolls.
  • In old age: research on loss of smell sense.


Food, Meaning, and the Brain

  • What are "food phenomena" that suggest the deep involvement of "meaning-making" and food?
  • Emotional eating - Can we hypothesize about this in light of Gordon/Kessler? Stress, SNS…?
  • Comfort foods — Conditioned place paradigm.
  • Ethnic eating and identity
  • Class and eating customs - associations of food and manner of eating with class membership (Dr. Oz story - crudities’ v “mixed veggies”. Obama’s arugula gaffe.)
  • Ethical eating —
  • Communal Eating — arguably, in trouble. Hard to meet diverse dietary requirements today. (Without going into things like texture preferences, etc.). The restaurant, happy hour menu, “apericena” solutions.
  • Christian "communion" - Eating god. Check out Jean Soler on this.
  • Entheogens - eating psychotropic substances to see god.
  • "Companionship" - etymology, Old French, "Compaignon" - One who breaks bread with another. Gets at the basic intimacy of eating together.
  • Meaningful feasting - Christian feast and fasting days, Thanksgiving, harvest eating.
  • Food and Romance - the "dinner date". Food intimacy before physical intimacy!
  • Terroir-based attachments - PNW Salmon, Jamon Iberico, baguettes in Paris, prosciutto e melone!
  • Meat ideology - ways that cultures associate meat (or their cuisine) with cultural superiority.
  • Food sensitivities in pregnancy - unexpected aversions and compulsions. Inutero flavor preferences and breast feeding flavor influences.(Shepard 234)
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