Effect of Globalisation on Food Behaviour Among
Badagas
Sonali.R[1];R.Ramaprabha[1];;
【期刊名称】《新闻与大众传媒:英文版》 【年(卷),期】2017(007)011
【摘要】An ethnography study was conducted among five villages in Kotagiri district of Tamil Nadu,to identify“how globalisation affects the food behaviour of Badagas”.The research is a qualitative study,having implemented Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory.The traditional food processed and prepared by women of Badagar community is intimately connected to their socio-cultural,ecological,and spiritual life and health.The processing and preparation of ethnic foods demonstrate not only the creativity and treasure of food heritage of tribal women,but also their incremental learning to sustain the life and ecosystem as a whole.Looking to the diversities in ethnic foods,an attempt has been made to explore the ethnic foods from five different villages in Kotagiri district.The food choices made by people,either as individuals or as a group,can
reveal
views,passions,background
knowledge,assumptions,and personalities.Food choices tell stories of families,migrations,assimilation,resistance,changes
over
times,and
personal as well as group identity.In each place,the processing method of these foods is somewhat different based on the growing