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    The film reveals the shocking truths of how foods was produced and how we have become as a nation. The film demonstrates Marx's idea of commodity. Factories that convert natural resources into commodities through human labor. The FDA and USDA is in the higher hierarchy while the laborers is in the bottom.

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    The film reveals the shocking truths of how foods was produced and how we have become as a nation. The film demonstrates Marx's idea of commodity. Factories that convert natural resources into commodities through human labor. The FDA and USDA is in the higher hierarchy while the laborers is in the bottom.

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    The film reveals the shocking truths of how foods was produced and how we have become as a nation. The film demonstrates Marx's idea of commodity. Factories that convert natural resources into commodities through human labor. The FDA and USDA is in the higher hierarchy while the laborers is in the bottom.

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    Mosqueda,JereahMarie

    Sociology1

    Video:
    FoodIncorporated
    byRobertKenner

    Summary:

    Inthefilm,itexposedhowdeepandwidethebigcorporationshavecontrolover

    thefoodproductionsystem.Itshowsthatthecorporationsputmoreimportanceonthe

    profitinsteadoftheconsumershealth,likethesafetyoftheworkersandliving

    conditionofthefarmers.Italsoshowtherationalizationandalienationofitsworkers,

    suchasCaroleMorrison.Itrevealstheshockingtruthsofhowfoodswasproducedand

    howwehavebecomeasanation.ItletusknowwhatandhowtheFDAandUSDAhave

    compromisedourhealth.Anindustrywherechickensgrowsofast,wherecowsarefed

    toxicchemicals,andtomatoesaregeneticallymodifiedsotheywontberotten.Food

    Inc.showsusthetruthaboutwhatweareeatingeverydayandtheUnitedStateisfullof

    puzzleofobesity.

    SociologicalConcepts:

    ThefilmdemonstratesMarxsideaofcommodity.Factoriesthatconvertnatural

    resourcesintocommoditiesthroughhumanlabor.Farmersthatfeedandgrowthe

    chickensandcowsthroughchemicalssothattheanimalswouldgrowfasterthanthe

    naturalway,theygotsickbecauseofitandtheywerepaidcheaperbythecompanies

    thattheywerecontractedto.ThisconceptofMarxissupportedbythefilm,itshows

    howthebigcompaniesputmoreimportancetotheirprofitsthantheirbuyershealth.


    Durkheimsideawashowthelaborwasdividedinthefoodindustry.Itpresentshowthe

    farmersweretheonewhotakescareoftheanimalswhilethecompaniesweretheone

    whosellsiningroceryorsupermarketinmuchhigherpricethantheamountthe

    workerswerepaideventhoughtheyweretheonewhoworkmuchharderthantheone

    intheoffices.

    Paradigm:

    Inthefilmtheparadigmthatismostshowedisthestructuralfunctionalism.Wherethe

    FDAandUSDAisinthehigherhierarchywhilethelaborersisinthebottom.TheFDA

    andUSDAweretheonewhodecideswhatfoodtosell,howitwouldberaised,what

    informationneedstobeknownandhideaboutthefoodproductions.Thelaborersonly

    needtoworkanddowhatthehigherupssaidwithoutanyquestionasked.

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