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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors

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Published on: January 25, 2018

Food, publics, science.

Gwendolyn Blue¹

¹Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ggblue@ucalgary.ca

Public Understanding of Science (Bristol, England)

|June 11, 2010

Summary

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Food is a key area for public engagement with science, driving debates on issues like BSE and GMOs. Understanding consumer practices is vital for democratic engagement with techno-scientific advancements.

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Area of Science:

Science and Public Engagement
Food Studies
Science Policy

Background:

Food-related issues, such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), have spurred significant public debate and policy action.
Existing literature acknowledges evolving definitions of

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight food as a critical arena for public engagement with science.
To analyze how publics engage in politically motivated challenges to techno-scientific practices.
To extend democratic engagement models to include consumer practices.

Main Methods:

Literature review on science and public engagement.
Analysis of public debates and policy actions concerning food.
Conceptual framework extending discursive models of engagement.

Main Results:

Food serves as a historically significant site for public engagement with science.
Food issues are central to current lively debates and policy actions involving science and publics.
Publics are actively challenging techno-scientific practices and policies through food-related engagement.

Conclusions:

Food is a crucial, yet under-examined, arena for public engagement with science.
Contextualizing publics and embracing consumer practices are essential for democratic engagement.
Techno-scientific practices, policies, and institutions are increasingly contested within the domain of food.