Sociology on the menu : an invitation to the study of food and society /

Sociology on the menu : an invitation to the study of food and society /

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Author / Creator:Beardsworth, Alan, 1945- author.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Description:1 online resource (x, 277 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Food habits.
Food consumption.
Nutrition.
Food Preferences.
Sociology.
Food consumption.
Food habits.
Nutrition.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11116877
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Other authors / contributors:Keil, Teresa, 1935- author.
ISBN:0203428714
9780203428719
0415114241
9780415114240
9780415114257
041511425X
9781134823178
1134823177
9781134823123
1134823126
9781134823161
1134823169
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-270) and indexes.
Print version record.
Summary:Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food system it encourages us to consider new ways of thinking of the everyday act of eating.
Other form:Print version: Beardsworth, Alan, 1945- Sociology on the menu. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 0415114241
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Social Dimensions of the Food System
  • 1. The Origins of Human Subsistence
  • 2. The Making of the Modern Food System
  • 3. Sociological Perspectives on Food and Eating
  • Part II. The Social Organization of Eating
  • 4. Food, Family and Community
  • 5. Eating Out
  • Part III. Food, Health and Well-Being
  • 6. Changing Conceptions of Diet and Health
  • 7. Food Risks, Anxieties and Scares
  • 8. Dieting, Fat and Body Image
  • Part IV. Patterns of Preference and Avoidance
  • 9. The Mysterious Meanings of Meat
  • 10. The Vegetarian Option
  • 11. Sugar and Confectionery
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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