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{\plain \b FORMING SELF AND COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION}{\plain \par
}{\plain \par
}{\plain \b Family and Place}{\plain \par
}{\plain We all learn valuable lessons from other people and from life experiences, sometimes with 
pleasure and sometimes the hard way.  Beginning at an early age, these lessons form us from the 
inside out.  \par
}{\plain \tab We watch others for signs of how the sexes express themselves and relate to one another\par
}{\plain \tab We watch to see where someone our age fits into a family\par
}{\plain \tab We learn the roles of family members\par
}{\plain \tab We learn \'91how our family is\'92 relative to neighbors, friends, others in the community\par
}{\plain \tab We learn about the community and region we inhabit\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain We learn who are \'91people like us\'92 (ex: hard-working Italian-American Catholic Democrats 
who are good cooks and reliable friends) \par
}\pard 
{\plain \tab \par
}{\plain \b Learning Values}{\plain  (beliefs held by a person or social group in which they have an emotional 
investment) \par
}{\plain \tab These are practical lessons with an underlying logic which is widely shared by your group\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Yet it is often the case that how we look outside (the color of our skin, how thin/fat or 
young/old or beautiful/ugly) is what people use to make judgements about us.\par
}\pard 
{\plain \par
}{\plain \b Self-worth}{\plain \par
}{\plain \tab Tied to personal values and accomplishment in socially constructed roles\par
}{\plain \tab \tab (}{\plain \i approval}{\plain ---after all we are primates\'97so this is a dialectical relationship)\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Often people who love us tell us that those superficial things don\'92t matter, that it\'92s \'93what\'92s 
inside that counts\'94 but rejection and ridicule (and the fear of it) still brings 
frustration, rage, sadness, and depression to many people and profoundly modifies 
their behavior. \par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain  It is easy to be hard on ourselves, because no one can live up to both their own and 
others\'92 standards.\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Today the particularly invidious role of the media (in the form of individuals, attitudes, 
values) in providing role models contributes greatly to assessments of self-worth\par
}\pard 
{\plain \par
}{\plain \b Stress}{\plain \par
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{\plain Stress has always been a part of human existence.  \par
}\pard 
{\plain \tab In today\'92s world, stress shows up in even more forms.  Disease, mental illness, and self-abusive behaviors are positively correlated with stress.  The manner in which people react to 
stress varies culturally.\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Stress Kills (overdosing on adrenalin--\'91fight or flight\'92 chemical defense of the body--has 
direct physical effects\'96heart attacks, even death as in voodoo)\par
}\pard 
{\plain \par
}{\plain \b What do people do to reduce stress and feel better about themselves?}{\plain \par
}{\plain \tab Social responses: seeking out friends, volunteer work \par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Spiritual responses: religion, other spiritual training (such as out-of-body experiences\'96the 
classroom example will be the Ghost Dance)\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Economic responses: buy something (\'93when the going gets tough, the tough go 
shopping\'94)\par
}\pard 
{\plain \tab Chemical responses: physical activity, mind-altering substances (Reefer Madness, 
}{\plain \i Hooked}{\plain ), eating\par
}{\plain \par
}{\plain \b A Consuming Society}{\plain \par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain In our consumer-oriented culture, we are easy prey to those who offer to make us thinner, 
younger, and more beautiful---to make us hip, cool, phat.\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Addictive behavior: economic, social, sexual, whatever---compromises health and 
reinforces negative feelings about self.\par
}\pard 
{\plain \tab Food is an important means by which we partake in society\'96we }{\plain \b eat}{\plain  culture.\par
}{\plain \par
}{\plain \b The Role of Identity}{\plain \par
}{\plain \tab Ethnic groups define themselves on the basis of shared history and culture; cultural 
differences are most often marked by characteristic foods\par
}{\plain \tab How do the groups we belong to make us feel stronger and happier?\par
}{\plain \tab One very important answer is}{\plain \b  food}{\plain .\par
}\pard \li1440 
{\plain Communal consumption (family feasts, church suppers, executive lunches, funeral 
food, etc)\par
}\pard \fi-720\li2160 
{\plain Solo consumption (comfort food, often food that affects our bodies in particular 
ways, such as chocolate or starch)\par
}\pard 
{\plain \par
}{\plain \b Defining Ourselves in National and International Terms}{\plain \par
}{\plain \tab Food as Diplomat, food as Destroyer of values (ex: French cuisine\'92s position among the 
world\'92s cuisines, French cuisine vs. Middle Eastern cuisine in contemporary France)\par
}\pard \fi-720\li1440 
{\plain Food Fights and Food Wars (US/European Union standoff over genetically modified 
organisms--GMOs)}}