The sociology of food : eating, diet, and culture /
Mennell, Stephen,
The sociology of food : eating, diet, and culture / Stephen Mennell, Anne Murcott, Anneke H. van Otterloo. - vii, 150 pages ; 23 cm. - Current sociology = La Sociologie contemporaine, v. 40, no. 2 0011-3921 ; . - Current sociology (Paris, France) ; v. 40, no. 2. .
"Published in association with the International Sociological Association"--Cover, p. 4.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-146) and index.
Introduction: Significance and Theoretical Orientations. Food among the Sociological Classics. Theoretical Approaches to the Sociology of Food and Eating -- The Development of Culinary Cultures -- Ethnological Food Research. Ethnological Contributions. Histoire des mentalites. Anthropological Approaches -- Nutritional Trends. The Development of Nutritional Science and Cognate Disciplines. Research on Food Consumption and Eating Habits. Trends in Nutritional Policies -- Beliefs and Practices About Food and Health: The Lay Perspective -- Eating Disorders. The Long-term Civilising of Appetite? Why Women? -- Patterns of Food Consumption. Class. Sex. Age -- Shortage and Plenty. From Shortage to Plenty in Past and Present. Fasting and Feasting. Food and Social Inequality: Old and New Deprivation, in Contemporary Western Countries -- Food Technology and Its Impact. Industrialisation of Agricultural and Artisan Food Production. Distribution. Preparation and Consumption. Recent Developments in Food Technology. Implications for Contemporary Consumers and Consumption -- The Impact on Food of Colonialism and Migration. Travelling Foodstuffs and Early Colonial Eating Habits. Industrialisation and Empire-building. The Rise of Immigrant Cuisines -- The Public Sphere: Professional Cooks and Eating Outside the Home. Gastronomes and Gastronomy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
0803988397 9780803988392 0803988389 9780803988385
92050680
Food habits.
Food--Social aspects
Nutrition--Social aspects
Sociology.
Culture.
GT2855 / .M46 1992
394.12
The sociology of food : eating, diet, and culture / Stephen Mennell, Anne Murcott, Anneke H. van Otterloo. - vii, 150 pages ; 23 cm. - Current sociology = La Sociologie contemporaine, v. 40, no. 2 0011-3921 ; . - Current sociology (Paris, France) ; v. 40, no. 2. .
"Published in association with the International Sociological Association"--Cover, p. 4.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-146) and index.
Introduction: Significance and Theoretical Orientations. Food among the Sociological Classics. Theoretical Approaches to the Sociology of Food and Eating -- The Development of Culinary Cultures -- Ethnological Food Research. Ethnological Contributions. Histoire des mentalites. Anthropological Approaches -- Nutritional Trends. The Development of Nutritional Science and Cognate Disciplines. Research on Food Consumption and Eating Habits. Trends in Nutritional Policies -- Beliefs and Practices About Food and Health: The Lay Perspective -- Eating Disorders. The Long-term Civilising of Appetite? Why Women? -- Patterns of Food Consumption. Class. Sex. Age -- Shortage and Plenty. From Shortage to Plenty in Past and Present. Fasting and Feasting. Food and Social Inequality: Old and New Deprivation, in Contemporary Western Countries -- Food Technology and Its Impact. Industrialisation of Agricultural and Artisan Food Production. Distribution. Preparation and Consumption. Recent Developments in Food Technology. Implications for Contemporary Consumers and Consumption -- The Impact on Food of Colonialism and Migration. Travelling Foodstuffs and Early Colonial Eating Habits. Industrialisation and Empire-building. The Rise of Immigrant Cuisines -- The Public Sphere: Professional Cooks and Eating Outside the Home. Gastronomes and Gastronomy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
0803988397 9780803988392 0803988389 9780803988385
92050680
Food habits.
Food--Social aspects
Nutrition--Social aspects
Sociology.
Culture.
GT2855 / .M46 1992
394.12