The Sociology of Food: Eating, Diet and Culture,9780803988385

The Sociology of Food: Eating, Diet and Culture

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ISBN13: 9780803988385
ISBN10: 0803988389
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-01-01
Publisher(s): Sage Pubns
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Significance and Theoretical Orientations
The Development of Culinary Cultures
Ethnological Food Research
Nutritional Trends
Beliefs and Practices About Food and Health
The Lay Perspective
Eating Disorders
Patterns of Food Consumption
Shortage and Plenty
Food Technology and its Impact
The Impact on Food of Colonialism and Migration
The Public Sphere
Professional Cooks and Eating Outside the Home
Domestic Cookery, Home Economics, and Girls' Education
Food in the Division of Labour at Home
Food in Total Institutions
Conclusion
Commensality and Society
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