Sociology on the Menu: An Invitation to the Study of Food and Society - Hardcover

Beardsworth, Alan; Keil, Teresa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415114241 ISBN 13: 9780415114240

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food system, from production to consumption, it encourages us to consider new ways of thinking about the apparently mundane, everyday act of eating. The main areas covered include:
* The origins of human subsistence and the development of the modern food system
* Food, the family and eating out
* Diet, health and the body image
* The meanings of meat and vegetarianism.
Sociology on the Menu provides a comprehensive overview of the literature, particularly helpful in this interdisciplinary field. It focuses on key texts and studies to help students identify major concerns and themes for further study. It urges us to re-appraise the taken for granted and familiar experiences of selecting, preparing and sharing food and to see our own habits and choices, preferences and aversions in their broader cultural context.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food system, from production to consumption, it encourages us to consider new ways to thinking about the apparently mundane, everyday act of eating. Sociology on the Menu provides a comprehensive overview of the literature, particularly helpful in this interdisciplinary field. It focuses on key texts and studies to help students identify major concerns and themes for further study. It urges us to reappraise the taken for granted and familiar experiences of selecting, preparing and sharing food and to see our own habits and choices, preferences and aversions in their broader cultural context.

About the Author:

Alan Beardsworth is Lecturer in Sociology at the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415114241
• ISBN 13: 9780415114240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288