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Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities /

Abstract: Three studies in food anthropology link patterns of social change and social integration to the eating patterns and food practices. The three subcultures that were studied are the Oglala Sioux Indians in South Dakota, southern households in Bakers County, North Carolina, and an Italian-Ame...

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Contributors: Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1984.
Subjects and Genres:
Food habits > United States.
Food habits.
Feeding Behavior
anthropology.
foods.
social behavior.
eating habits.
nationalities and ethnic groups.
food consumption.
food choices.
household expenditure.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis.
Habitudes alimentaires.
Voedingsgewoonten.
Sociale stratificatie.
Feesten.
United States
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Standard social uses of food : introduction / Mary Douglas
  • Metaphysical aspects of an Oglala food system / William K. Powers and Marla M.N. Powers
  • Sociocultural dynamics and food habits in a southern community / Tony Larry Whitehead
  • Meal formats, meal cycles, and menu negotiation in the maintenance of an Italian-American community / Judith G. Goode, Karen Curtis, and Janet Theophano
  • Measurement of calendrical information in food-taking behavior / Jonathan L. Gross.

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