Food Practices And Family Lives In Urban China

Author : Chen Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000220995

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Food Practices and Family Lives in Urban China by Chen Liu Pdf

This book explores the emergent relationship between food and family in contemporary China through an empirical case study of Guangzhou, a typical city, to understand the texture of everyday life in the new consumerist society. The primary focus of this book is on the family dynamics of middle-income households in Guangzhou, where everyday food practices, including growing food, shopping, storing, cooking, feeding, and eating, play a pivotal role. The book aims to conduct a comprehensive and integrated analysis of themes such as material and emotional domestic cultures, family relationships, and social connections between the domestic and the public, based on a discussion of family food practices. These topics will not only offer academic readers a full understanding of the most innovative recent critical engagements with urban Chinese families but also provide more general readers with a broader view of food consumption patterns within the scope of domestic and family issues. This book will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, and human geographers as well as post graduate students who are interested in food studies and Chinese studies.

Author : Amar Razzaq,Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman Naseer,Umer Farrukh
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832547137

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Sustainable Food Consumption and Production in the 21st Century by Amar Razzaq,Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman Naseer,Umer Farrukh Pdf

Author : Ellen Oxfeld
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520293526

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Bitter and Sweet by Ellen Oxfeld Pdf

Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. As a result, older people in rural areas have experienced in their lifetimes both extreme deprivation and relative abundance of food. Young people, on the other hand, have a different relationship to food. Many young rural Chinese are migrating to rapidly industrializing cities for work, leaving behind backbreaking labor but also a connection to food through agriculture. Bitter and Sweet examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. In her superb ethnographic accounts, Ellen Oxfeld compels us to reexamine some of the dominant frameworks that have permeated recent scholarship on contemporary China and that describe increasing dislocation and individualism and a lack of moral centeredness. By using food as a lens, she shows a more complex picture, where connectedness and sense of place continue to play an important role, even in the context of rapid change.

Author : Miriam Castorina,Diego Cucinelli
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788855185059

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Food issues 食事 by Miriam Castorina,Diego Cucinelli Pdf

Food issues 食事. Interdisciplinary Studies on Food in Modern and Contemporary East Asiaconcentrates on the relationship among food, culture, literature, and language in a comparative, transcultural, or literary perspective. The contributions investigate these aspects from different approaches: historical, sociological, anthropological, religious, linguistic, and want to deepen issues such as the symbolic value of food; food as an essential element for the construction of individual identity and a sign of belonging to a community; food as an intercultural medium; food as language and the language of food. The articles included in the volume are organized in a Japanese and a Chinese section and use different approaches within humanities disciplines to explore topics ranging from classical and contemporary East Asian literature to present-day issues, focusing on Food Culture and its declinations.

Author : Mark Jayne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315505831

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Chinese Urbanism by Mark Jayne Pdf

This book provides a definitive overview of contemporary developments in our understanding of urban life in China. Multidisciplinary perspectives outline the most significant critical, theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in our appreciation of Chinese cities in the context of an increasingly globalized world. Each chapter includes reviews and appraisals of past and current theoretical development and embarks on innovative theoretical directions relating to Marxist, feminist, post-structural, post-colonial and ‘more-than-representational’ thinking. The book provides an in-depth insight into urban change and considers in what ways theoretical engagement with Chinese cities contributes to our understanding of ‘global urbanism’. Chapters explore how new critical perspectives on economic, political, social, spatial, emotional, embodied and affective practices add value to our understanding of urban life in, and beyond, China. Chinese Urbanism offers valuable insights which will be of interest to students and scholars alike working in geography, urban studies, Asian studies, economics, political studies and beyond.

Author : Jun Jing
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804731349

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Feeding China’s Little Emperors by Jun Jing Pdf

This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children—involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken—has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life.

Author : H L Meiselman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845695712

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Meals in Science and Practice by H L Meiselman Pdf

The meal is the key eating occasion, yet professionals and researchers frequently focus on single food products, rather than the combinations of foods and the context in which they are consumed. Research on meals is also carried out in a wide range of fields and the different disciplines do not always benefit from each others’ expertise. This important collection presents contributions on meals from many perspectives, using different methods, and focusing on the different elements involved. Two introductory chapters in part one summarise the key findings in Dimensions of the Meal, the first book to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to meals, and introduce the current publication by reviewing the key topics discussed in the following chapters. Parts two to four then consider how meals are defined, studied and taught. Major considerations include eating socially and eating alone, the influence of gender, and the different situations of home, restaurant and institutional settings. Part five reviews meals worldwide, with chapters on Brazilian, Indian, Chinese and Thai meals, among others. The final parts discuss meals from further perspectives, including those of the chef, product developer and meal setting designer. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Meals in science and practice is an informative and diverse reference for both professionals and academic researchers interested in food from disciplines such as food product development, food service, nutrition, dietetics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, public health, medicine and marketing. Summarises key findings in dimensions of the meal Considers how meals are defined, studied and taught, including eating alone and socially and the influence of gender Reviews the meaning of meals in different cultures

Author : Deborah Davis
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0520216407

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The Consumer Revolution in Urban China by Deborah Davis Pdf

This wide-ranging collection of essays by leading sociologists on the new consumerism of post-economic-reform China is an important contribution to our understanding of Chinese society and culture.

Author : Benedetta Cappellini,David Marshall,Elizabeth Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317595649

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The Practice of the Meal by Benedetta Cappellini,David Marshall,Elizabeth Parsons Pdf

Reflecting a growing interest in consumption practices, and particularly relating to food, this cross disciplinary volume brings together diverse perspectives on our (often taken for granted) domestic mealtimes. By unpacking the meal as a set of practices - acquisition, appropriation, appreciation and disposal - it shows the role of the market in such processes by looking at how consumers make sense of marketplace discourses, whether this is how brand discourses influence shopping habits, or how consumers interact with the various spaces of the market. Revealing food consumption through both material and symbolic aspects, and the role that marketplace institutions, discourses and places play in shaping, perpetuating or transforming them, this holistic approach reveals how consumer practices of ‘the meal’, and the attendant meaning-making processes which surround them, are shaped. This wide-ranging collection will be of great interest to a wide range of scholars interested in marketing, consumer behaviour and food studies, as well as the sociology of both families and food.

Author : Kathryn Hulick
Publisher : Connecting Cultures Through Family and Food
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : China
ISBN : 1422240436

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The Chinese Family Table by Kathryn Hulick Pdf

You can find a Chinese restaurant in almost every city in the world. That's in large part due to Chinese people who have left behind their homeland to start new lives elsewhere. Inside, read the story of how Chinese people brought their long traditions of food with them to America and other nations, and how they used those family traditions to stay connected to their homeland. No matter where they come from, people living together have a long history of sharing meals, eating foods and dishes that have been passed down for centuries. In this series, find out how the experience of eating together helps create new communities while building strong bonds to the old. Each title in CONNECTING CULTURES THROUGH FAMILY AND FOOD includes color photos throughout, and back matter including an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities, and expand their viewpoints through our content rich nonfiction books. Key Icons in this series are: Words to Understand shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced color type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions, building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content-rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Text-Dependent Questions are placed at the end of each chapter. They challenge the reader's comprehension of the material they have just read, while sending the reader back to the text for more careful attention to the evidence presented there. Research Projects are provided at the end of each chapter and give readers suggestions for projects that encourage deeper research and analysis. Educational Videos are offered in chapters through the use of a QR code, that, when scanned, takes the student to an online video showing a moment in history, a speech, or an instructional video. This gives the readers additional content to supplement the text. A Series Glossary of Key Terms is included in the backmatter containing terminology used throughout the series. Words found here broaden the reader's knowledge and understanding of terms used in this field.

Author : Elizabeth J. Leppman
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9622097235

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Changing Rice Bowl: Economic Development and Diet in China by Elizabeth J. Leppman Pdf

The book deals with a topic of perennial interest to Chinese and non-Chinese alike: Chinese food. Chinese culture is exceptionally food-oriented, and non-Chinese are curious about what Chinese people in China actually eat, as contrasted with meals in ever-popular Chinese restaurants. Furthermore, foreigners have long received the impression that Chinese people are inadequately fed, but the picture today is considerably more complex. At its best, the Chinese diet is among the world’s healthiest, and access to adequate, nutritious food has made enormous progress in recent years. The content of the Chinese diet and its nutritional adequacy vary over space, not only in the vastness of China but even within one province. All these strands, examined after the end of food rationing opened new choices to Chinese consumers, are portrayed in a text that is easily accessible to the general public and that is supplemented with maps, graphs, and photographs. Beginning with background concepts in nutrition, culture, and economic development, the book proceeds to describe foods that Chinese traditionally eat and the farming system that has produced them for hundreds of years. It then gives an overview of rural-urban contrasts at the national level. A summary geography of Liaoning Province in China’s northeast provides background for the detailed study of the dietary regime in a sample of households at five sites within the province. The book concludes with some suggestions of possible future implications of the findings.

Author : Jakob A. Klein,James L. Watson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350001145

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The Handbook of Food and Anthropology by Jakob A. Klein,James L. Watson Pdf

Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Award 2017. Interest in the anthropology of food has grown significantly in recent years. This is the first handbook to provide a detailed overview of all major areas of the field. 20 original essays by leading figures in the discipline examine traditional areas of research as well as cutting-edge areas of inquiry. Divided into three parts – Food, Self and Others; Food Security, Nutrition and Food Safety; Food as Craft, Industry and Ethics – the book covers topics such as identity, commensality, locality, migration, ethical consumption, artisanal foods, and children's food. Each chapter features rich ethnography alongside wider analysis of the subject. Internationally renowned scholars offer insights into their core areas of specialty. Examples include Michael Herzfeld on culinary stereotypes, David Sutton on how to conduct an anthropology of cooking, Johan Pottier on food insecurity, and Melissa Caldwell on practicing food anthropology. The book also features exceptional geographic and cultural diversity, with chapters on South Asia, South Africa, the United States of America, post-socialist societies, Maoist China, and Muslim and Jewish foodways. Invaluable as a reference as well as for teaching, The Handbook of Food and Anthropology serves to define this increasingly important field. An essential resource for researchers and students in anthropology and food studies.

Author : Harold Wilhite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317596363

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The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation by Harold Wilhite Pdf

Deep reductions in energy use and carbon emissions will not be possible within political economies that are driven by the capitalist imperatives of growth, commodification and individualization. As such, it has now become necessary to understand the relationship between capitalism and the emergence of high energy habits. Using the examples of home energy, transport and food, The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation articulates the relationship between the politics of economic expansion and the formation of high-energy habits at the level of family and household. The book elaborates a theory of habit and how it can contribute to this relationship. It critiques mainstream green economy and green energy prescriptions for low carbon transformation that take economic growth for granted and ignore habits formed in a material world designed and built for high energy use. The book explores the growing number of communities around the world that are engaged in collaborative efforts to reform their community and household habits in ways that are less environmentally intrusive. It assesses their potential to make an impact on national and urban low carbon political agendas. The book is aimed at a large and growing interdisciplinary audience interested in the relationship between political economy, consumption and sustainability.

Author : David Y. H. Wu,Sidney C. H. Cheung
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824825829

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The Globalization of Chinese Food by David Y. H. Wu,Sidney C. H. Cheung Pdf

Eleven anthropological essays presented by field researchers Wu and Cheung discuss a wide-ranging area of topics related to the meaning of Chinese food to understanding human culture. Noting that the study of Chinese food practices have attracted little study precisely because of the relative absence of food taboos or food-connected emotionalism (compare, for example, Jewish, Catholic, or Islamic prescriptions on food), the editors argue that an ethnography of food in China can tell us a lot about Chinese cultural practices in the era of globalization. The papers look at the preparation and consumption of Chinese food within China, among the Chinese Diaspora, and in the wider world. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Elisabeth Croll
Publisher : Zed Bks
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039542068

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The Family Rice Bowl by Elisabeth Croll Pdf