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Introducing the Sociology of Food & Eating

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Call no.
: MUR 394.12
Author
: Anne Murcott
Contributor
: Karen Angelina Lim Kar Leng
Summary
This book is able to equip students with the ability to analyse and think critically about contemporary food topics. It is a thorough introduction to the sociology of food and eating in general. The chapters start with a `common sense` assumption about food and topics include family meals, ethnic cuisines, cooking skills and convenient foods, eating out, and more. Some of the concerns such as class, gender, age, ethnicity, power and identity are also introduced, accompanied by a wide range of examples from around the globe are mentioned in this book. It provides readers with a new understanding of their own attitudes to food and eating.