Full Description
A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite explores the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical facts influencing food production, distribution and consumption. This interdisciplinary text encourages students to question, reflect and apply their understanding of health and nutrition. The fourth edition explores current trends in the sociological study of food including alcohol consumption and production, world hunger and food
labelling.
Contents
PART 1 AN APPETISER; PART 2 THE FOOD SYSTEM: FOOD POLITICS, POLICIES AND MOVEMENTS; PART 3 FOOD CULTURE, CONSUMPTION AND IDENTITY