Changing Families, Changing Food [electronic resource] /
Jackson, P.editor.
Approaching family through the lens of food, this book provides a new perspective on the diversity of contemporary family life, challenging received ideas about the decline of the family meal, the individualization of food choice and the relationship between professional advice on healthy eating and the everyday practices of 'doing family'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Introduction: Food as a Lens on Family Life; Part I: Pregnancy and Motherhood; Part II: Childhood and Family Life; Part III: Family Meals; Part IV: Family and Community; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index.
Approaching family through the lens of food, this book provides a new perspective on the diversity of contemporary family life, challenging received ideas about the decline of the family meal, the individualization of food choice and the relationship between professional advice on healthy eating and the everyday practices of 'doing family'.
Social service.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Social policy.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Social work.
Social groups.
Family.
Social Work and Community Development.
Family.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Social Work.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.