Identity
A socially constructed concept that categorizes people based on perceived physical differences, which has been shaped and reinforced by historical, political, and social forces over time.
What is race?
System in which public policies, institutional practices, and other norms perpetuate racial group inequality
What is the Structural Racism?
Despite the Mediterranean region’s cultural diversity, the Mediterranean Diet is often based solely on the diets of these two European countries?
What are Italy and Greece?
This concept is a multidimensional construct that reflect shared language, beliefs, and traditions, etc.
What is ethnicity
Denial of access to certain racial groups resources that lead to racial segregation that resulted in health & nutrition inequities
What is Redlining?
Burt’s analysis suggests that the promotion of the Mediterranean Diet often ignores the cultural foods of these marginalized racial and ethnic groups.
Who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC)?
This concept emphasizes the rights of people to define their own food systems and prioritize local production and cultural practices.
What is food sovereignty?
Draws on findings from many social and political movements to establish a central argument about how society structurally maintains racial/ethnic inequality and subordinates BIPOC.
What is Critical Race Theory?
During what religious holiday was data collected from participants in the original study conducted by Keys that resulted in a misrepresentation of the actual daily Mediterranean diet?
What is Lent?