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1 Santiago Arango 0983059 SOC 1100 High Cost of Food Structural Functional socio-economic status, social mobility, and media literacy

2 The social issue that will be discussed is the high cost of food in Canada. Factors behind Canada’s high grocery prices are the Canadian dollar declining in value to the American dollar, extreme weather events caused by climate change, the Russia-Ukraine war, supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID pandemic, and labour shortages in the agricultural sector (Ziafati, 2023). The theoretical approach that was chosen for the discussion of the high cost of food in Canada is the structural functional approach. This approach will be useful in the discussion of the social issue of the high cost of food as it pays attention to social functions, or how any given social pattern affects how society functions (Macionis, Gerber, and Colavecchia 2020). The 3 sociological concepts that will be applied to the discussion of high food costs in Canada are socio-economic status, social mobility, and media literacy. Socio-economic status which looks a individual's level of income, wealth, education, and prestige is important since it shows how the impoverished are frequently obliged to choose cheaper, more energy-dense food options, and the affluent have access to higher quality, nutrient-dense, but usually more expensive food (Macionis, Gerber, and Colavecchia 2020). Social mobility which looks at changes in a person's socio-economic situation is important to the discussion of food costs as the high costs may show downward social mobility in Canada (Macionis, Gerber, and Colavecchia 2020). When applying media literacy to the discussion of high food costs in Canada it is important to understand that by being a critical consumer of mass media it helps Canadian food consumers find better or cheaper ways to buy foods (Macionis, Gerber, and Colavecchia 2020). By finding other options like meal-prep kits delivered to the home, coupons or knowing what foods have gone up in price are a few ways of how media literacy can help consumers.

3 References Macionis, Gerber, and Colavecchia. 2020. Sociology Tenth Canadian ed. Toronto: Pearson. Hetherington and Noble. 2023. “Who’s Hungry Report 2023.” North York Harvest Food Bank. November 21. https://northyorkharvest.com/whos-hungry-report-2023/ . Ziafati. 2023. “Canada’s Inflation Rate Is Falling, so Why Are Grocery Prices Still so Expensive?” CTVNews. CTV News. August 6. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-s- inflation-rate-is-falling-so-why-are-grocery-prices-still-so-expensive-1.6509093 . Barghiel. 2023. “Soaring Food Prices Are Changing the Way Canadians Shop for Groceries - National.” Global News. Global News. July 28. https://globalnews.ca/news/9857853/food- inflation-grocery-shopping-habits-canada/ .

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