Dallas Public Library

Introducing the sociology of food & eating, Anne Murcott

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-210) and indexes

index present

non fiction

Introducing the sociology of food & eating

bibliography

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Anne Murcott

Introduction : sociology, food and eating -- Food at home : the family meal in decline? -- Food in public : we are all eating out nowadays -- Food in institutions : why are hospital meals inadequate, school lunches meagre and prison diets unappetizing? -- Food preparation competence : cooking skills are being lost because people rely on convenience foods -- Food packaging : the problem is that food is overpackaged -- Food and ethnicity, authenticity and identity : ethnic foods are everywhere -- Food, nutrition and hygiene : why don't people just follow professional advice? -- Food waste : how does so much perfectly edible food get thrown away? -- Food poverty : poor people should eat porridge not cocoa pops, it's far cheaper -- Food and power : politics, the food system and consumer choice -- Conclusion : sociology, food and eating

Introducing the sociology of food and eating