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Children, Food and Identity in Everyday Life /

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This book explores the significance of food practices for childhood identities, from early babyhood to middle childhood and teenage years. It examines how children and families negotiate food and eating practices; what influence the media has on these; the role institutions play; and how far class a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: James, Allison (Editor), Kjørholt, Anne Trine (Editor), Tingstad, Vebjørg (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Studies in childhood and youth.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Family.
Gender Studies.
Social work.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Adolescence.
Children.
Families.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Sex (Psychology)
Social groups.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book explores the significance of food practices for childhood identities, from early babyhood to middle childhood and teenage years. It examines how children and families negotiate food and eating practices; what influence the media has on these; the role institutions play; and how far class and ethnicity shape the food that children eat.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 218 pages)
ISBN:9780230244979
DOI:10.1057/9780230244979