Food, Families and Work
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780857857859
Subjects: Children, nutrition; Children of working parents; Work-life balance; Children, great britain
Description: With dual-working households now the norm, this comprehensive study explores how families negotiate everyday food practices in the context of paid employment. As the working of hours of British parents are among the highest in Europe, the United Kingdom provides a key case study for investigating the relationship between parental employment and family food practices. Focusing on issues such as the gender division of foodwork, the impact of family income on diet, family meals, and the power children wield over the food they eat, the book offers a longitudinal view of family routines. It explores how the everyday meanings of food change as children grow older and negotiate changes in their own lives and those of their family members.