A Sociology of Food and Nutrition The Social

A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite, 3rd Edition introduces readers to the field of food sociology, by comprehensively examining the social context of food and nutrition. Leading Australian and international authors in the field provide a contemporary analysis of the social factors that underlie food choice, exploring the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical factors that influence food production, distribution and consumption. Highlights of the third edition: ·Revised and updated chapters from experts in the field of food sociology. ·Two new chapters from leading international authors covering the politics of food and the and the culinary cultures of Europe. ·Strong learning features: each chapter includes and 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 that assist readers to apply their learning. ·Extensive glossary of key concepts. ·An expanded Social Appetite website featuring a range of online instructor resources.

John Germov is Associate Professor of Sociology and Head of the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle. He is a former President of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). Lauren Williams is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. x
Contributors	p. xi
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xvi
An Appetiser	p. 1
Exploring the Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition	p. 3
The Food System: Globalisation and Agribusiness	p. 25
World Hunger: Its Roots and Remedies	p. 27
Unsustainable Food Production: Its Social Origins and Alternatives	p. 58
Agribusiness, Genetic Engineering and the Corporatisation of Food	p. 78
Operating Upstream and Downstream: How Supermarkets Exercise Power in the Food System	p. 100
Food and Nutrition Discourses, Politics and Policies	p. 125
The Politics of Government Dietary Advice	p. 127
Functional Foods and Public Health Nutrition Policy	p. 147
The Public Health Nutrition Workforce: A Sociological Review	p. 176
Risk, Maternal Ideologies and Infant Feeding	p. 205
The Government of the Table: Nutrition Expertise and the Social Organisation of Family Food Habits	p. 224
Food Consumption, Social Differentiation and Identity	p. 243
Culinary Cultures of Europe: Food, History, Health and Identity	p. 245
Food, Class and Identity	p. 264
Humans, Food and Other Animals: The Vegetarian Option	p. 281
Food and Ageing	p. 307
Food and the Body: Civilising Processes and Social Embodiment	p. 327
Constructing the Female Body: Dieting, the Thin Ideal and Body Acceptance	p. 329
The Social Construction of Eating Disorders	p. 363
Sociological Analysis of the Stigmatisation of Obesity	p. 381
Glossary	p. 401
Index	p. 418
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