This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent 'hole in the wall' ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in working-class truck stops, and reject the snobbery of fancy French restaurants with formal table service. The second story describes how food operates as a source of status and distinction for economic and cultural elites, indirectly maintaining and reproducing social inequality. While the first storyline insists that anybody can be a foodie, the second asks foodies to look in the mirror and think about their relative social and economic privilege. By simultaneously considering both of these stories, and studying how they operate in tension, a delicious sociology of food becomes available, perfect for teaching a broad range of cultural sociology courses.
Author: Josée Johnston,Shyon Baumann
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2015
Edition: 2
ISBN: 1138015121
ISBN 13: 9781138015128
Dimension: Length: 6 inches, Width: 0.63 inches, Height: 9 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.8487797087 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent 'hole in the wall' ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in working-class truck stops, and reject the snobbery of fancy French restaurants with formal table service. The second story describes how food operates as a source of status and distinction for economic and cultural elites, indirectly maintaining and reproducing social inequality. While the first storyline insists that anybody can be a foodie, the second asks foodies to look in the mirror and think about their relative social and economic privilege. By simultaneously considering both of these stories, and studying how they operate in tension, a delicious sociology of food becomes available, perfect for teaching a broad range of cultural sociology courses.
Author: Josée Johnston,Shyon Baumann
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2015
Edition: 2
ISBN: 1138015121
ISBN 13: 9781138015128
Dimension: Length: 6 inches, Width: 0.63 inches, Height: 9 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.8487797087 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260