398331375

Douglas, Mary [Verfasser]

Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2002

Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

1 Online-Ressource (305 pages)

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978-1-317-83369-7 ; 978-0-415-29112-5

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.