Approaching family through the lens of food, this book provides a new perspective on the diversity of contemporary family life, challenging received ideas about the decline of the family meal, the individualization of food choice and the relationship between professional advice on healthy eating and the everyday practices of 'doing family'.
ISBN: | 9780230223981 |
Publication date: | 12th August 2009 |
Author: | Peter Jackson |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 292 pages |
Series: | Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life |
Genres: |
Social work Sociology: family and relationships Central / national / federal government policies Social welfare and social services Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality |