Lucal Betsy (Indiana University South Bend) - Food & Society Principles And Paradoxes - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This popular text now in a third edition offers readers a vivid perspective on the cultural and social complexities of food practices and the current food system. Synthesizing insights from the multidisciplinary field of food studies this book engages readers curiosity by highlighting the seeming paradoxes of food: how food is both individual and social reveals both distinction and conformity and in the contemporary era seems to come from everywhere but nowhere in particular. Each chapter begins with an intriguing case study and ends with suggested resources and activities. Chapter topics include identity restaurants and food media health marketing industrialization global food surplus and scarcity and social change. Updates and enhancements in this edition reflect new scholarly insights into how food is involved in social media social movements and the Covid - 19 pandemic. Throughout the book blends concepts and empirical accounts to address the central issues of culture structure and social inequality. Written in a lively accessible style this book provides students with an unrivalled and multifaceted introduction to this fascinating aspect of social life.
Title: Food & Society Principles And Paradoxes
Author(s): Lucal Betsy (Indiana University South Bend)
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509542246
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 1/17/2023
Category: Other Technologies & Applied Sciences