Sociology of food
Encyclopedia
Sociology of food is the study of food
as it relates to the history, progression, and future development of society
. This includes production, distribution, conflict, medical application, ritual, spiritual, and cultural applications, environmental and labour issues.
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
as it relates to the history, progression, and future development of society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
. This includes production, distribution, conflict, medical application, ritual, spiritual, and cultural applications, environmental and labour issues.
Further reading
- Beardsworth, Alan. 1997, Sociology on the Menu: An Invitation to the Study of Food and Society, RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
, ISBN: 0415114241 - Germov, John. 2004. A Sociology of Food & Nutrition: The Social Appetite, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, ISBN: 0195516257 - Kingsolver, Barbara. 2007. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, HarpercollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, ISBN: 0060852550 - Levenstein, Harvey. 1988, Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, ISBN: 0195043650 - Nestle, Marion. 2003, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, Univ of California Press, ISBN: 0520240677
- Mennell, Stephen. 1993. The Sociology of Food: Eating, Diet and Culture, Sage PublicationsSAGE PublicationsSAGE is an independent academic publisher of books, journals, and electronic products in the humanities and social sciences and the scientific, technical, and medical fields. SAGE was founded in 1965 by George McCune and Sara Miller McCune. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California,...
, ISBN: 0803988397 - Ritzer, George. 2007, The McDonaldization of Society, Sage PublicationsSAGE PublicationsSAGE is an independent academic publisher of books, journals, and electronic products in the humanities and social sciences and the scientific, technical, and medical fields. SAGE was founded in 1965 by George McCune and Sara Miller McCune. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California,...
, ISBN: 9781412954297 - Schlosser, Eric. 2001. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal, HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
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