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Article: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite. Second edition.(Book Review)
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- Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia
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- June 1, 2005
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A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite. Second edition
Germov J, Williams L, eds, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, 2004, 461 pages, $59.95, ISBN 0-195-51625-7
This is a comprehensive book, which focuses on food and nutrition in a sociological, context. The editors John Germov, a sociologist, and Lauren Williams, a dietitian, who are both lecturers at the University of Newcastle, bring together the disciplines of sociology and food and eating in this book. The first edition was published in 1999 and this second edition was released last year.
The editors state that their aim in writing this book is to reach a broad ...