Introducing the Sociology of Food and Eating

by Anne Murcott

This textbook equips students with the ability to analyze and think critically about contemporary food topics. A thorough introduction to the sociology of food and eating, the book also acts as a primer to the discipline of sociology more generally.

Chapters start with a 'common sense' assumption about food which students frequently encounter in their own lives or in the mass media. Topics include family meals, ethnic cuisines, cooking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350022020
• ISBN13: 9781350022027
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"