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We are what we eat
| Title: | We are what we eat: food consumption and identity in the United States. |
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| Name(s): |
Dates, Marlena Kay. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of Anthropology |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | x, 132 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | In the modern United States, capitalism is the predominant cultural value that structures the food system. The current American relationship to food is strained, at best, as two-thirds of Americans experience overweight and obesity and are at risk for a number of serious health complications. An understanding of the historic and political-economic aspects of the American food system is necessary to address the effects of our modern food habits on our ideas of our selves. This thesis analyzes the types of foods Americans eat, why they make the food choices that they do, how they feel about their eating habits and their habits' effects on their bodies, and how this all relates to our sense of identity as Americans. | |
| Identifier: | 319155342 (oclc), 186678 (digitool), FADT186678 (IID), fau:2893 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Marlena Kay Dates. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Food consumption -- United States Food habits -- United States Nutrition -- United States -- Social aspects Diet -- United States Popular culture -- United States |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186678 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
