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A Sociology of Food and Nutrition

The Social Appetite

John Germov & Lauren Williams with contributing author Frances Moore Lappé Buy Now
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A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite is a comprehensive introduction to the social context of food and nutrition. Leading international authors analyze the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical factors that influence contemporary food production, distribution and consumption.

Highlights of the third edition include:

  • Three new chapters from major international authors, covering world hunger (Frances Moore Lappé), the politics of food (Lisa Falbe and Marion Nestle) and the culinary cultures of Europe (Stephen Mennell)
  • Innovative learning features: each chapter includes an overview, key terms, summary of main points, discussion questions and further reading list
  • Sociological reflection exercises: new to this edition, these can be used as self-directed or class-based activities to help readers to apply their learning
  • Extensive glossary of key concepts
  • An expanded Online Resources Center featuring a range of instructor resources: www.oup.com.au/orc/sfn

ISBN 9780195551501

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Acronyms and Abbreviations

PART ONE: AN APPETISER
Chapter 1: Exploring the Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition — John Germov and Lauren Williams

PART TWO: THE FOOD BUSINESS: GLOBALISATION AND AGRIBUSINESS
Chapter 2: World Hunger: Its Roots and Remedies — Frances Moore Lappé
Chapter 3: Unsustainable Food Production: Its Social Origins and Alternatives — Terry Leahy
Chapter 4: Agribusiness, Genetic Engineering and the Coporatisation of Food — Geoffrey Lawrence and Janet Grice
Chapter 5: Operating Upstream and Downstream: How Supermarkets Exercise Power in the Food System — Jane Dixon

PART THREE: FOOD AND NUTRITION DISCOURSES, POLITICS AND POLICIES
Chapter 6: The Politics of Government Dietary Advice — Jennifer Lisa Falbe and Marion Nestle
Chapter 7: Functional Foods and Public Health Nutrition Policy — Mark Lawrence and John Germov
Chapter 8: The Public Health Nutrition Workforce: A Sociological Review — Roger Hughes
Chapter 9: Risk, Maternal Ideologies and Infant Feeding — Elizabeth Murphy
Chapter 10: The Government of the Table: Nutrition Expertise and the Social Organisation of the Family Food Habits — John Coveney

PART FOUR: FOOD CONSUMPTION, SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION AND IDENTITY
Chapter 11: Culinary Cultures of Europe: Food, History, Health, and Identity — Stephen Menell
Chapter 12: Food, Class and Identity — John Germov
Chapter 13: Humans, Food and Other Animals: The Vegetarian Option — Deidre Wicks
Chapter 14: Fod and Ageing — Wm. Alex McIntosh and Karen S. Kubena

PART FIVE: FOOD AND THE BODY: CIVILIZING PROCESSES AND SOCIAL EMBODIMENT
Chapter 15: Constructing the Female Body: Dieting, the Thin Ideal and Body Acceptance — Lauren Williams and John Germov
Chapter 16: The Social Construction of Eating Disorders — Julie Hepworth
Chapter 17: Sociological Analysis of the Stigmatisation of Obesity

Glossary
Index