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The Sociology of Food: Eating, Diet and Culture

Published 5 February 1993
Stephen Mennell, Anne Murcott, A.H. van Otterloo
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Agricultural and Biological Sciences