Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities / / Mary Douglas
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| Autore: |
Douglas Mary <1921-2007., >
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| Titolo: |
Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities / / Mary Douglas
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 394.120973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Food habits - United States |
| Note generali: | First published in 1973 by Routledge--T.p. verso. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Standard social uses of food : introduction / Mary Douglas -- 2. Metaphysical aspects of an Oglala food system / William K. Powers, Marla M.N. Powers -- 3. Sociocultural dynamics and food habits in a southern community / Tony Larry Whitehead -- 4. Meal formats, meal cycles, and menu negotiation in the maintenance of an Italian-American community / Judith G. Goode, Karen Curtis, Janet Theophano -- 5. Measurement of calendrical information in food-taking behavior / Jonathan L. Gross. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Food in the social order |
| ISBN: | 0-415-48852-4 |
| 1-315-82404-3 | |
| 1-317-83368-6 | |
| 1-317-83369-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824036403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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