{"product_id":"eating-together-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781032447698","title":"Eating Together in the Twentyfirst Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides in-depth perspectives on communal food and dining practices. In doing so, it challenges less sustainable lifestyles that are encouraged by a social system based on unlimited economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn considering the diverse societal settings in which individuals and communities eat, the book offers opportunities to reflect on the concept of belongingness, or the lack of it, when eating. It examines what, how, and why we eat together and considers what the future of our food and eating may look like. A wide range of themes are explored, with examples from Finland, Algeria, Europe, and Asia drawing on topics such as and cases for interdisciplinary research, such as environmental impact, social inclusion, happiness, health, and well-being, to name a few of the areas where the importance of eating together is stressed across disciplines. The book explores the lived experience of diners and the contexts in which commensality takes place in the family circle and in comm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eating together, both with family and friends and with strangers, is surely one of the oldest customs we have -- a gateway to bonding family and community. Now universally less common as an everyday event, it remains nonetheless a focal point for casual social engagement. This book has much to tell us about the decline of family dinners in favour of fast food in front of the TV, as well as much to remind us about what we are missing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Professor Robin Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e – Experimental psychology, University of Oxford \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This volume does important work for the interdisciplinary field of food studies because it provides broader theoretical and empirical perspectives on conviviality, commensality, and the art of eating. The editors have gathered a set of thought-provoking case studies and theoretical reflections on the relationship between marketplace ideologies, social norms, and community and family life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eProfessor Benedetta Cappellini\u003c\/b\u003e – Durham University Business School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamas Lestar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ei.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEating together in the family circle (case studies)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. TV or not TV? A comparison of children and young peoples’ experiences of conviviality in Spain and the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurinder Phull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Negotiating food, negotiating family well-being: eating together in Algerian modern families\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouad Birady and Hichem Sofiene Salaouatchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Dining together with family and mental well-being of young people: A study conducted in four Asian countries\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh, Syed Abidur Rahman \u0026amp; Behnaz Saboori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Swedengate – When commensality norms collide\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHåkan Jönsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ii.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEating together in communities (case studies)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Bringing the nation (back) together: The Big Jubilee Lunch in the UK (2022)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalgorzata Radomska\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Potluck in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Two auto-ethnographic accounts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamas Lestar \u0026amp; Jason Garcia Portilla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Eating together – staff members’ perceptions of a social lunch meal in kindergarten\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHege Wergedahl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Plant-Based lunch in school: Eating Together as a means to promote sustainable and healthy eating\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalliga Marimuthu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The influence of local gastronomy on tourist behavioural intentions: a case of Saharan cuisine\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhidouche Faouzi, Nechoud Lamia \u0026amp; Ait-Yahia Ghidouche Kamila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eiii.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheorising the present and future practice of eating together\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Commensality and identification in a Christian context: stable and transient elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStephanos Avakian, Pavlos Stavrakakis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Being here, being there: eating and drinking together as a socially constructed issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugues Séraphin, Shem Wambugu Maingi \u0026amp; Maximiliano Korstanje\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. The evolution in Nordic eating and commensality: a focus on solitary eating practices in Finland\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilvia Gaiani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. The banquet in Western Hospitality: a descriptive reading of Culinary Tourism\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaximiliano Korstanje\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Beyond conviviality: Facets of Eating Together\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicklas Neuman \u0026amp; Håkan Jönsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusions \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamas Lestar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084469039447,"sku":"9781032447698","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032447698.jpg?v=1762206473","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eating-together-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781032447698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}