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A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite Paperback – 7 December 2016

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A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite explores the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical facts influencing food production, distribution and consumption. This interdisciplinary text encourages students to question, reflect and apply their understanding of health and nutrition.The fourth edition explores current trends in the sociological study of food including alcohol consumption and production, world hunger and food labelling. KEY FEATURESNew chapters reflecting current trends:Chapter 3: Food Insecurity in Australian Households: From Charity to Entitlement Chapter 6: Food Labelling: An Information Battlefield Chapter 7: ‘Cheaper and More Plentiful than in England’: A History of Australian Food Chapter 12: A Historical Sociology of Wine Chapter 13: The Social Appetite for AlcoholThe expert author team systematically covers a wide range of topics prevalent in food and nutrition.The most comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of food and nutrition on the market.
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    7 December 2016
  6. Language
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  7. Dimensions
    16.51 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm
  8. Print length
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John Germov, Professor of Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle Lauren Williams, Professor and Head of Nutrition and Dietetics, Griffith University

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press ANZ; 4th edition (7 December 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190304677
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190304676
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm
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John is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Pro Vice-Chancellor (Faculty of Education & Arts) and Professor of Sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is a past President of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH, 2013-15) - the peak body for the liberal arts in Australia and New Zealand.

John is a former President of TASA: The Australian Sociological Association (2002-04), having served on its Executive for 12 years during which time he was Vice-President (1999-2002), established TASAweb and was its editor (1996-2005), and was an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Sociology (2002-09). He is a former Executive Board member of the ISA: International Sociological Association (2002-06). In 2010, he received the prestigious national honour, the Outstanding Service to the Australian Sociological Association Award.

His research interests span the social determinants of food and alcohol consumption and production, public health nutrition policy, ethical consumption, workplace change, alcohol consumption and harm minimisation, interdisciplinary wine studies, and the history of sociology.

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