INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE ON FOOD SECURITY

PURPOSE: This study aims to articulate a conceptual framework for a new scientific field: the sociology of knowledge on food security, examined beyond mere food production and consumption. METHODS: The research employs a culturomic approach, sociocultural analysis, functional analysis, social constructionism, and hermeneutic methods. RESULTS: The study identifies the necessity for the development of a contemporary conceptual and categorical framework, alongside updated methodologies for the sociology of food security. CONCLUSIONS: The research confirms a general trend in the evolution of the sociology of food security toward synthesizing knowledge from cultural sociology within a unified domain of post- classical sociologization, intricately connected with philosophical inquiry.