Social functions of food in a large multicultural city on the example  of foodies culture. Theoretical perspectives Cover Image

Społeczne funkcje jedzenia w dużym wielokulturowym mieście na przykładzie fanów jedzenia i gotowania. Perspektywy teoretyczne
Social functions of food in a large multicultural city on the example of foodies culture. Theoretical perspectives

Author(s): Marcin Wojtasik
Subject(s): Sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: food studies; communication; distinction; leisure

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses several theoretical perspectives that can be analyzed in the urban culture of foodies and cooking fans. These are approaches that treat food as communication, primarily communication of status and class position within the difficult-to-grasp stratification of postmodern societies (Bourdieu, Johnson, and Bauman). The second perspective is the analysis of food-related activities as work and knowledge that make up the postmodern identity (Solier).

  • Issue Year: 34/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 293-303
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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