Written Analysis 5 - Week 6 - Due September 27, 2014

Popular Culture and Organic Food

The topic that I chose for my Written Analysis project for this class was Organic Food. Popular culture has influenced the growth of the organic food industry in a big way. With the increase of health and obesity issues in America, the organic food industry has used these issues to help increase the popularity and acceptance of inserting organic foods into the American diet.

The popular culture theory that best relates to this topic is the myth theory. One could easily see where myths come into play when we talk about organic food. One school of argument is that there is no real proof that if a person eats all organic food they won’t get cancer or be obese. That side of the argument says that the best way to stay healthy and keep a healthy weight is to eat a healthy diet and exercise. However, on the flip side of that argument, others will argue that non-organically grown food is full of chemicals and carcinogens that are causing cancer and making the American population sick.

What this course has shown me is how popular culture influences many aspects of our lives. In some cases, we are not even aware of how we are being influenced. This course has made me take a step back and look more closely at new things as they are introduced, and to analyze what has influenced the change or shift in a process or way of thinking.