Cooking Lessons : the Politics of Gender and Food.

Meatloaf, fried chicken, Jell-O, cake-because foods are so very common, we rarely think about them much in depth. The authors of Cooking Lessons however, believe that food is deserving of our critical scrutiny and that such analysis yields many important lessons about American society and its values...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Inness, Sherrie A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001.
Temas:
Food habits > United States > History.
Food habits > Sex differences > United States.
Food in popular culture > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Cooking, American.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Habitudes alimentaires > Différences entre sexes > États-Unis.
Aliments dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis.
Cuisine américaine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Food habits.
Food in popular culture.
Sex role.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Meatloaf, fried chicken, Jell-O, cake-because foods are so very common, we rarely think about them much in depth. The authors of Cooking Lessons however, believe that food is deserving of our critical scrutiny and that such analysis yields many important lessons about American society and its values. This book explores the relationship between food and gender. Contributors draw from diverse sources, both contemporary and historical, and look at women from various cultural backgrounds, including Hispanic, traditional southern White, and African American. Each chapter focuses on a certain food,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (221 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780742575356
0742575357

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