How the other half eats : the untold story of food and inequality in America / Priya Fielding-Singh, PhD.

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Fielding-Singh, Priya

0316427268
9780316427265

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DDC classification:

363.80973 23/eng/20211108

LOC classification:

TX360 .U6 F545 2021

Incomplete contents:

Part 1. Divides. Diverging destinies ; Families in an age of inequality ; Feeding kids ; All that matters -- Part II. Nourishment. Scarcity, abundance ; Within reach ; Being "good" ; Hunger and pickiness ; Status symbols ; Kale salad -- Part III. Compromises Mom's job ; Time and money ; Stuck ; Fluctuating finances ; Becoming American -- Part IV. Emotion Downscaling ; Upscaling ; Priorities ; Control ; Stacking up -- Part V. Conclusion. Windfall ; Where we go.

Summary: "Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how--and why--we eat the way we do"-- Provided by publisher.

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Book	NMC Library	Stacks	TX360 .U6 F545 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001500262

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index.

"Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how--and why--we eat the way we do"-- Provided by publisher.

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