Sociologies of food and nutrition /

Here, Wm. Alex McIntosh analyzes the relationship between food and nutrition and social factors, using a wide array of sociological theories. The author applies theories of social organization, culture, social stratification, social change, rural sociology, the sociology of the body, and social prob...

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Main Author:	McIntosh, Wm. Alex (William Alex)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Plenum Press, [1996]
Series:	Environment, development, and public policy. Public policy and social services. Language of science.
Subjects:	Food habits > Social aspects. Nutrition > Social aspects. Habitudes alimentaires > Aspect social. Alimentation > Aspect social. Voeding. Voedingswaarde. Sociale aspecten. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Here, Wm. Alex McIntosh analyzes the relationship between food and nutrition and social factors, using a wide array of sociological theories. The author applies theories of social organization, culture, social stratification, social change, rural sociology, the sociology of the body, and social problems to empirical problems in food and nutrition. By doing so, he sheds light on issues such as the rise of the state; population growth; famine; obesity; eating disorders; the maldistribution of food across class, gender, and ethnic boundaries; and the changing nature of the food industry.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 314 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index.
ISBN:	9781489913852 (electronic bk.) 1489913858 (electronic bk.)