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A sociology of food and nutrition : the social appetite /

"A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite examines the social context of food and nutrition by exploring the socio-cultural, political, economic, and philosophical factors that influence food production and consumption." "This is an essential text for students of dieteti...

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Group Author: Germov, John (Editor); Williams, Lauren (Lauren Therese) (Editor)
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: South Melbourne, Vic. ; Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2001.
©1999
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Food habits > Social aspects.
Food > Social aspects.
Nutrition > Social aspects.
Summary: "A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite examines the social context of food and nutrition by exploring the socio-cultural, political, economic, and philosophical factors that influence food production and consumption." "This is an essential text for students of dietetics, nutrition, food technology, health sociology, and consumer studies, and indeed for anyone with an interest in the social aspects of food and nutrition."--Jacket.
Item Description: Donation.
Carrier Form: xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 019550609X :
9780195506099
Index Number: GT2855
CLC: R155.1
Call Number: R155.1/S678
Contents: Introducing the social appetite : why do we need a sociology of food and nutrition? /
World hunger /
Food and the environment /
Future food : the politics of functional foods and health claims /
Setting the menu : dietary guidelines, corporate interests, and nutrition policy /
Humans, food, and other animals : the vegetarian option /
Eating out : reflections on the experiences of consumers in England /
Food and class /
Culture, food, and nutrition in increasingly culturally diverse societies /
Food and ageing /
Sociological analysis of the stigmatisation of obesity /
The thin ideal : women, food, and dieting /
"It's like they want you to get fat" : social reconstruction of women's bodies during pregnancy /
Motherhood, morality, and infant feeding /
The government of the table : nutrition expertise and the social organisation of family food habits /
"The nation's diet" and the policy contexts /
The hyper-rational social appetite : towards a synthesis of food trends /

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