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How the other half eats : the untold story of food and inequality in America Cover Image

How the other half eats : the untold story of food and inequality in America / Priya Fielding-Singh, PhD.

Fielding-Singh, Priya, (author.).

Summary:

"Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how--and why--we eat the way we do"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316427265
ISBN: 0316427268
Physical Description: xxiv, 326 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. Divides. Diverging destinies ; Families in an age of inequality ; Feeding kids ; All that matters -- Part II. Nourishment. Scarcity, abundance ; Within reach ; Being "good" ; Hunger and pickiness ; Status symbols ; Kale salad -- Part III. Compromises Mom's job ; Time and money ; Stuck ; Fluctuating finances ; Becoming American -- Part IV. Emotion Downscaling ; Upscaling ; Priorities ; Control ; Stacking up -- Part V. Conclusion. Windfall ; Where we go.