Food in the Social OrderRoutledge, 2014 M04 4 - 304 pages First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food system of the Oglala Sioux, the food habits of families in rural North Carolina, meal formats in an Italian-American community near Philadelphia. It also includes a grid/group analysis of food consumption. |
Contents
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2 Metaphysical Aspects of an Oglala Food System | 40 |
3 Sociocultural Dynamics and Food Habits in a Southern Community | 97 |
4 Meal Formats Meal Cycles and Menu Negotiation in the Maintenance of an ItalianAmerican Community | 143 |
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