Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Food - Present


In the modern day, barely a day goes by where you cannot open a newpaper and find an article on fast food and it's affect on people's health. Fast food chains and their instant-gratification method of production and sales of food have dominated the media market for many years now. Their wide availability and large scale advertising campaigns help to push them into the public eye, and increase their sales. They have become so popular that even if the food and service isn't actually that cheap or high quality, enough people will still go to their resteraunts to eat.


Image: Armand, T. (2011). Fast-food giants offer the worst food, value and service [survey]. Available: http://armannd.com/fast-food-giants-offer-the-worst-food-value-and-service-survey.html/. Last accessed 4th Oct 2011.
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  1. Carleen Houbart31 October 2011 at 06:02

    There is not enough here - you should have finished your present day research into both your topics by now and be all but done with your past research too.

    You need to demonstrate a popularity for your topic in todays culture by looking at various forms of media - The point being that if it is prominent in the media of today, then it is a popular/visible topic in today's society.

    You can look at books, toys, radio, theatre, film, music, festivals, events, journals, magazines, comics, games, etc to see how these themes have been portrayed.
    Also look at Google scholar and in educational and academic journals and papers to read and quote any academic research on these themes.

    Consider the rise in popularity of food shows, competitions, festivals, recipe books, food advertising, take aways (and delivery) Magazines, Toys etc.

    Consider looking at sites such as:

    ebay (items that are selling show a popularity and if the item is an antique/old it demonstrates a continuing popularity over time)

    Amazon (sells a diverse range of products across many categories)

    Supermarkets (not just food, but home wares, clothes, electronics, medication, entertainment etc)

    There are many different and diverse forms of media available and it is worth looking in various places. You could try your local newsagents, galleries, theatre listings, even a look through today's paper is bound to find something relevant (restuarant vouchers maybe)- search engines only show a small snapshot of what is actually available.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casdon-618-Play-Food-Pieces/dp/B001UT2EC2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1320065450&sr=8-3

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-MR-SMASH-ROBOT-MARX-TOYS-CADBURYS-MASH-GET-SMASH-MARTIAN-/120799734033?pt=UK_Collectables_Advertising_ET&hash=item1c2039a911

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