Sociologies of Food and Nutrition

by Wm. Alex McIntosh

Here, Wm. Alex McIntosh analyzes the relationship between food and nutrition and social factors, using a wide array of sociological theories. The author applies theories of social organization, culture, social stratification, social change, rural sociology, the sociology of the body, and social problems to empirical problems in food and nutrition. By doing so, he sheds light on issues such as the rise of the state; population growth; famine; obesity;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306453355
• ISBN13: 9780306453359
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"