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

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Superior document:Mary Douglas collected works ; 9
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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York : : Routledge,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007. Works. 2003.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (305 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:"First published in 1973 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.
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Table of 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.