TY - BOOK AU - Germov,John AU - Williams,Lauren TI - A sociology of food & nutrition: the social appetite SN - 0190304677 U1 - 394.12 23 PY - 2017/// CY - South Melbourne, Victoria PB - Oxford University Press KW - Food habits KW - Social aspects KW - Food KW - Nutrition N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Contributors --; Acronyms and abbreviations --; Part 1; An Appetiser : --; 1; Exploring the Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition; John Germov and Lauren Williams --; Part 2; The Food System: Food Politics, Production and Distribution : --; 2; Unsustainable Food Production: Its Social Origins and Alternatives; Terry Leahy --; 3; World Hunger: Its Roots and Remedies; Frances Moore Lappé --; 4; Food Insecurity in Australian Households: From Charity to Entitlement; Danielle Gallegos, Sue Booth, Sue Kleve, Rebecca McKechnie and Rebecca Lindberg --; 5; The Politics of Government Dietary Advice: The Influence of Big Food; Marie Bragg and Marion Nestle --; 6; Food Labelling: An Information Battlefield; Heather Yeatman --; Part 3; Food Culture, Consumption and Identity : --; 7; 'Cheaper and More Plentiful than in England': A History of Australian Food; Nancy Cushing --; 8; Culinary Cultures of Europe: Food, History, Health and Identity; Stephen Mennell --; 9; Humans, Food and Other Animals; Deidre Wicks --; 10; Food and Ageing; Wm. Alex McIntosh and Karen S. Kubena --; 11; Food, Class and Identity; John Germov and Lauren Williams --; 12; The Changing Global Taste for Wine: An Historical Sociological Perspective; Julie McIntyre and John Germov --; 13; The Social Appetite for Alcohol: Why We Drink the Way We Do; Julie Hepworth, Lauren Williams and John Germov --; 14; Gender, Food and the Body; Lauren Williams and John Germov --; 15; Sociological Analysis of the Stigmatisation of Obesity; Jeffery Sobal --; Glossary --; Index. N2 - "A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite explores the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical facts influencing food production, distribution and consumption. This interdisciplinary text encourages students to question, reflect and apply their understanding of health and nutrition. The fourth edition explores current trends in the sociological study of food including alcohol consumption and production, world hunger and food labelling." --Publisher's website ER -