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STSO-4260: Food, Farms, And Famine
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Food, Farms, And Famine
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STSO-4260
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This course provides students with a wide-ranging understanding of the environmental and social context of food, agriculture, and hunger. Drawing primarily on sociological concepts and research, the class will take a “food systems” approach, analyzing food as it travels from farm to table as part of an interconnected process. Students will examine why humans eat the way they do and how individuals’ food choices affect other people and the environment.
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4 credits
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< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2100" > STSO-2100 Investigating Society< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2210" > STSO-2210 Design, Culture, And Society< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2300" > STSO-2300 Environment And Society< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2500" > STSO-2500 American History< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2520" > STSO-2520 Sociology< / a >
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< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2300" > STSO-2300 Environment And Society< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2500" > STSO-2500 American History< / a >
< a class = "course-pill" href = "STSO-2520" > STSO-2520 Sociology< / a >
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=202405&subj_in=STSO&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms, And Famine (4c)< / a >
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Seats Taken: 14/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=202409&subj_in=STSO&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms, And Famine (4c)< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 20/20
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< th class = "year" > 2023< / th >
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=202105&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [CI] [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 19/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201901&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [CI] [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 20/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201801&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 19/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201601&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 18/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201609&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 21/19
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< th class = "year" > 2015< / th >
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201501&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [PDII]< / a >
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< ul class = "prof-list" >
< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 22/19
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201209&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Food, Farms & Famine (4c) [PDII]< / a >
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< li > Abby J. Kinchy< / li >
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Seats Taken: 16/19
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< th class = "year" > 2011< / th >
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< th class = "year" > 2001< / th >
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=199901&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Sociology Of Medicine (4c)< / a >
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< li > David Lee Ellison< / li >
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Seats Taken: 26/90
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< a href = "https://sis.rpi.edu/rss/bwckctlg.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=199909&subj_in=STSS&crse_in=4260&schd_in=" > Sociology Of Medicine (4c)< / a >
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< li > Michael A Fortun< / li >
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Seats Taken: 27/32
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