Nutr 325 Final Exam UNR solved questions
Asian Correct Answer--Fastest growing ethnic group in the United States
Very diverse; each ethnic, religious, or regional group has its own
culturally based food habits. Correct Answer--Characteristics of
"American Food"
Can define status
ex. champagne, kobe beef & truffles = rich
ex. beans and potatoes = poor
Bread, cultural identity, status, eating with connotes social equality
Correct Answer--Various symbolic meanings that can be assigned to food
a collective identity with food habits associated with religious beliefs or
ethnic behaviors Correct Answer--Food choices as cultural identity
when people from one ethnicity move to an area with different cultural
norms Correct Answer--Acculturation
the graduate acquisition of norms of a different culture Correct Answer--
Enculturation
occurs when people from one ethnic group shed their ethnic identity and
fully emerge into the majority culture Correct Answer--Assimilation
, cost, taste, variety, convenience, well-being (physical & spiritual), self
expression Correct Answer--Factors that influence food choices (per
consumer choice food model)
Health in some cultures is less dependent on symptoms than on the
ability to accomplish daily responsibilities. Correct Answer--Describe
how definitions of healthy vary across culture
societal pressure for thinness in the United States. Historically, thinness
has been associated with a poor diet and disease Correct Answer--
Compare common values for the majority American culture with those
of other cultural groups
Western: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Eastern: Hinduism, Buddhism Correct Answer--Identify the major western
and eastern religions
kosher or kasher means "fit" popular term for Jewish dietary laws and
permitted food items.
Kashrut is a religious pillar concerned with the fitness of food. Correct
Answer--Define the Jewish dietary laws of kashrut for eating kosher
Eating is considered to be a matter of worship.
Eating is for survival and good health, sharing food is recommended
Blood and blood products
Asian Correct Answer--Fastest growing ethnic group in the United States
Very diverse; each ethnic, religious, or regional group has its own
culturally based food habits. Correct Answer--Characteristics of
"American Food"
Can define status
ex. champagne, kobe beef & truffles = rich
ex. beans and potatoes = poor
Bread, cultural identity, status, eating with connotes social equality
Correct Answer--Various symbolic meanings that can be assigned to food
a collective identity with food habits associated with religious beliefs or
ethnic behaviors Correct Answer--Food choices as cultural identity
when people from one ethnicity move to an area with different cultural
norms Correct Answer--Acculturation
the graduate acquisition of norms of a different culture Correct Answer--
Enculturation
occurs when people from one ethnic group shed their ethnic identity and
fully emerge into the majority culture Correct Answer--Assimilation
, cost, taste, variety, convenience, well-being (physical & spiritual), self
expression Correct Answer--Factors that influence food choices (per
consumer choice food model)
Health in some cultures is less dependent on symptoms than on the
ability to accomplish daily responsibilities. Correct Answer--Describe
how definitions of healthy vary across culture
societal pressure for thinness in the United States. Historically, thinness
has been associated with a poor diet and disease Correct Answer--
Compare common values for the majority American culture with those
of other cultural groups
Western: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Eastern: Hinduism, Buddhism Correct Answer--Identify the major western
and eastern religions
kosher or kasher means "fit" popular term for Jewish dietary laws and
permitted food items.
Kashrut is a religious pillar concerned with the fitness of food. Correct
Answer--Define the Jewish dietary laws of kashrut for eating kosher
Eating is considered to be a matter of worship.
Eating is for survival and good health, sharing food is recommended
Blood and blood products
