Sociology on the menu : an invitation to the study of food and society
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Alan Beardsworth; Teresa Keil
- ناشر : London ; New York : Routledge
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1997
- شابک / ISBN : 9780415114257
Description
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SUBSISTENCE; THE MAKING OF THE MODERN FOOD SYSTEM; SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD AND EATING; FOOD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY; EATING OUT; CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF DIET AND HEALTH; FOOD RISKS, ANXIETIES AND SCARES; DIETING, FAT AND BODY IMAGE; THE MYSTERIOUS MEANINGS OF MEAT; THE VEGETARIAN OPTION; SUGAR AND CONFECTIONERY: SWEETNESS IN THE HUMAN DIET; EPILOGUE; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index;
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
