| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Mary Douglas : collected works ; volume IX |
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Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.
Works. Selections. 2003 ; 9.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Originally published: Russell Sage Foundation, 1984 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Food habits -- United States
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COOKING -- Regional & Ethnic -- Asian.
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COOKING -- Regional & Ethnic -- American.
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Food habits
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Gastmahl
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Soziologie
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Fest
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317833680 |
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1317833686 |
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9781315824048 |
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1315824043 |
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9781317833697 |
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1317833694 |
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9781317833673 |
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1317833678 |
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