and later reeds‚ were made into baskets to store food surpluses. Some foods could then be saved for future meals and less time was needed for seeking and gathering food. Paper may be the oldest form of what today is referred to as "flexible packaging." Sheets of treated mulberry bark were used by the Chinese to wrap foods as early as the First or Second century B.C. During the next fifteen hundred years‚ the paper-making technique was refined and transported to the Middle East‚ then Europe and
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The labelling theory was a hypothesis proposed and developed by sociologists including Howard Becker and Edwin Lemert in the 1960’s. Eventhough Howard Becker became to successor of this theory‚ is was Edwin Lemert who had proposed the main concepts of labelling. It wasn’t until around 10 years later in the 1970’s that this theory became more prominent and developed. It is a theory of how the determination of an individuals behaviour or self identity‚ can be influenced greatly by terms used to classify
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Labelling theory is a means by which sociologists can attribute preconceptions (often false ones) about certain social groups. The idea behind the theory is that conformists will define which acts can be construed as ones of a “deviant”‚ and can then label a person as a deviant. This labelled “deviant” is then treated as one‚ and eventually begins to turn into one. This series of events is known as a “self-fulfilling prophecy”. Examples of labels placed upon members of society include: thief‚ criminal
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used. They were also self-sufficient‚ so there was little need for packaging of goods‚ either for storage or transportation. When containers were needed‚ nature provided gourds‚ shells‚ and leaves. Later‚ containers were fashioned from natural materials‚ such as hollowed logs‚ woven grasses and animal organs. As ores and chemical compounds were discovered‚ metals and pottery were developed‚ leading to other packaging forms. Packaging is used for several purposes: • Contain products‚ defining the amount
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Criteria of Packaging Consumer packaging serves to contain and communicate. A product’s "packaging mix" is the result of several requirements that determine how a package accomplishes those two basic functions A package must: protect the product‚ be adaptable to production-line speeds‚ promote or sell the item‚ increase the product’s density‚ help the consumer use the product‚ provide reusable value to the user‚ satisfy legal requirements‚ and keep packaging-related expenses low. Two classes of
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Packaging Packaging is the technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution‚ storage‚ sale‚ and use. Packaging contains‚ protects‚ preserves‚ transports‚ informs‚ and sells.[1] In many countries it is fully integrated into government‚ business‚ institutional‚ industrial‚ and personal use. a) Packaging fresh fruits and vegetables is one of the more important steps in the long and complicated journey from grower to consumer. Bags‚ crates‚ baskets‚ cartons are convenient containers for
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Packaging Persuasion When purchasing products today‚ Americans tend to focus more on the packaging rather than the actual product inside‚ making this century all about looks. From different brands of breakfast cereal to the cosmetics or beauty products we use‚ packaging holds great value and meaning. Packages are full of persuasion and appeal. What is eye catching and attention grabbing is what wins the buyer; the package is what makes the product. Most Americans depend solely on the packages’
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Food Packaging Food packaging draws on disciplines like chemistry‚ microbiology‚ food science and engineering. About 25% of the ex-factory cost is for packaging and thus provides the challenge for food packaging technologists to design and develop functional packages at low cost. Today packaging is pervasive and essential. It surrounds‚ enhances and protects the goods from processing and manufacturing through handing and storage to final consumption without packing‚ materials would be messy
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Labelling Approach- This theory is based on how people from one culture who do the same things as another culture but only one of the groups may be considered deviant. (Schaefer‚ Richard‚ T. 2012‚ p.18). I see this actually see this often through courts and trials and media. I can most closely associate it with “Blacks” and “Whites”. We have seen crimes committed by Black people and they are considered thugs‚ one parent home problems and other negative connotations. However‚ when the same crime
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issues in food labelling D. Jukes‚ University of Reading The development of issues in food labelling has arisen only recently and is linked to the increasing sale of food in prepackaged form. In most industrialised economies‚ the food manufacturing industry is highly developed and sophisticated. Food is harvested and passes along a tightly controlled food chain ultimately reaching the consumer. The need for consistent high quality safe food has led the industry to incorporate packaging systems which
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