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Gender, Class and Food: Families, Bodies and Health
Julie M. Parsons
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Description for Gender, Class and Food: Families, Bodies and Health
Hardback. Everyday foodways are a powerful means of drawing boundaries between social groups and defining who we are and where we belong. This book draws upon auto/biographical food narratives and emphasises the power of everyday foodways in maintaining and reinforcing social divisions along the lines of gender and class. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSC; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Everyday foodways are a powerful means of drawing boundaries between social groups and defining who we are and where we belong. This book draws upon auto/biographical food narratives and emphasises the power of everyday foodways in maintaining and reinforcing social divisions along the lines of gender and class.
Everyday foodways are a powerful means of drawing boundaries between social groups and defining who we are and where we belong. This book draws upon auto/biographical food narratives and emphasises the power of everyday foodways in maintaining and reinforcing social divisions along the lines of gender and class.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137476401
SKU
V9781137476401
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Ref
99-15
About Julie M. Parsons
Julie M. Parsons is a sociology lecturer, Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning) and Deputy Director of the Centre for Methodological Innovations (CMI) at Plymouth University, UK. She has published in the areas of auto/biography, maternal identities, gender and contemporary food cultures, and food as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
Reviews for Gender, Class and Food: Families, Bodies and Health
Julie M. Parsons' Gender, Class and Food is a welcome addition to this literature. ... this book demonstrates how foodways are shaped by gender and class. Written in an accessible style and incorporating a broad range of literature without falling into the trap of sociological jargon, it is appropriate for graduate and undergraduate courses in food studies and sociology. ... Read more