Sociology on the Menu: An Invitation to the Study of Food and Society - Brossura

Beardsworth, Alan

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ISBN 10: 041511425X ISBN 13: 9780415114257

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1996

Riassunto

Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food system, from production to consumption, it encourages us to consider new ways of thinking about the apparently mundane, everyday act of eating. The main areas covered include:
* The origins of human subsistence and the development of the modern food system
* Food, the family and eating out
* Diet, health and the body image
* The meanings of meat and vegetarianism.
Sociology on the Menu provides a comprehensive overview of the literature, particularly helpful in this interdisciplinary field. It focuses on key texts and studies to help students identify major concerns and themes for further study. It urges us to re-appraise the taken for granted and familiar experiences of selecting, preparing and sharing food and to see our own habits and choices, preferences and aversions in their broader cultural context.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Alan Beardsworth is Lecturer in Sociology at the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University.

Product Description:

Book by Beardsworth Alan Keil Teresa

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 041511425X
• ISBN 13: 9780415114257
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 288