| Food and Femininity Contributor(s): Cairns, Kate (Author), Johnston, Josée (Author), Goodman, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857856642 ISBN-13: 9780857856647 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 394.12 |
| LCCN: 2015006533 |
| Series: Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the space of a few generations, women's relationship with food has changed dramatically. Yet - despite significant advances in gender equality - food and femininity remain closely connected in the public imagination as well as the emotional lives of women. While women encounter food-related pressures and pleasures as individuals, the social challenge to perform food femininities remains: as the nurturing mother, the talented home cook, the conscientious consumer, the svelte and health-savvy eater. In Food and Femininity, Kate Cairns and Josée Johnston explore these complex and often emotionally-charged tensions to demonstrate that food is essential to the understanding of femininity today. Drawing on extensive qualitative research in Toronto, they present the voices of over 100 food-oriented men and women from a range of race and class backgrounds. Their research reveals gendered expectations to purchase, prepare, and enjoy food within the context of time crunches, budget restrictions, political commitments, and the pressure to manage health and body weight. The book analyses how women navigate multiple aspects of foodwork for themselves and others, from planning meals, grocery shopping, and feeding children, to navigating conflicting preferences, nutritional and ethical advice, and the often-inequitable division of household labour. What emerges is a world in which women's choices continue to be closely scrutinized - a world where 'failing' at food is still perceived as a failure of femininity. A compelling rethink of contemporary femininity, this is an indispensable read for anyone interested in the sociology of food, gender studies and consumer culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnston, Josee: - Josée Johnston is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. Her major substantive interest is the sociological study of food, which is a lens for investigating questions relating to culture, politics, gender and the environment. Josée Johnston co-authored (with Shyon Baumann) Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape (2010: Routledge). She has published articles in venues including American Journal of Sociology, Theory and Society, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, and Gender and Society.Cairns, Kate: - Kate Cairns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, USA. Her work integrates feminist theory, cultural sociology, and cultural geography in order to examine socio-cultural dynamics of identity and inequality. Recent publications include articles in Gender & Society; Journal of Consumer Culture; and Gender and Education. |
