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Food, People and Society
. Ed(S): Frewer, Lynn J.; Risvik, Einar; Schifferstein, Hendrik N. J.
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Description for Food, People and Society
Hardback. Delivers an insight into food choice, decision making and food consumption of the European Consumer by using an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach. This book is useful for those involved in consumer science, market research and product development in the food and agro industries. Editor(s): Frewer, Lynn J.; Risvik, Einar; Schifferstein, Hendrik N. J. Num Pages: 462 pages, 63 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFT; KJMV7; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
Food consumption is vital to human survival. Nevertheless, the exact determi nants of food perception, liking and food choice are still not fully understood. Food, People and Society tries to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge by stud ying these processes from multiple perspectives, each with their own emphasis. Some approaches focus mainly on the characteristics of food products eaten, some focus on the person who eats a particular food, whereas other approaches emphasize the psychological, economic or social context in which food con sumption takes place. By bringing together these different approaches in one book, we open ... Read more
Food consumption is vital to human survival. Nevertheless, the exact determi nants of food perception, liking and food choice are still not fully understood. Food, People and Society tries to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge by stud ying these processes from multiple perspectives, each with their own emphasis. Some approaches focus mainly on the characteristics of food products eaten, some focus on the person who eats a particular food, whereas other approaches emphasize the psychological, economic or social context in which food con sumption takes place. By bringing together these different approaches in one book, we open ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
Number of Pages
462
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540415213
SKU
V9783540415213
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99-15
Reviews for Food, People and Society
From the reviews: "The 25 chapters, edited by a group of scientists … address the question ‘Who eats what and why?’. … It provides a good overview of the basics of food decision making and issues such as food safety. … a generous amount of information on a variety of subjects related to food choice. ... Read more