Food in the Social Order / Edition 1

by Mary Douglas

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415291125
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2002
Series:	Mary Douglas: Collected Works
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Standard Social Uses of Food: Introduction; 2: Metaphysical aspects of an Oglala Food System; 3: Sociocultural Dynamics and Food Habits in a Southern Community; 4: Meal Formats, Meal Cycles, and Menu Negotiation in the Maintenance of an Italian-American Community; 5: Measurement of Calendrical Information in Food-Taking Behavior