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Author:

Kittler, Pamela Goyan, 1953- author.

Title:

Food and culture / Pamela Goyan Kittler, Kathryn P. Sucher, Marcia Nahikian-Nelms.

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Publisher:

Cengage Learning,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 564 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Subject:

Nutrition--United States--Cross-cultural studies.
Food habits--United States.

Other Authors:

Sucher, Kathryn, author.
Nahikian-Nelms, Marcia, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface -- 1. Food and Culture. What is food? -- What is culture? -- Cultural food habits -- Individual food habits -- Nutrition and food habits -- The American paradox -- 2. Traditional health beliefs and practices. Worldview -- What is health? -- Disease, illness, and sickness -- Pluralistic health care systems -- 3. Intercultural communication. The intercultural challenge -- Intercultural communication concepts -- Role of communication in health care -- Successful intercultural communication -- Intercultural nutrition education -- 4. Food and religion. Western religions -- Eastern religions -- 5. Native Americans. Cultural perception -- Traditional food habits -- Contemporary food habits -- 6. Northern and Southern Europeans. Northern Europeans -- Southern Europeans -- 7. Central Europeans, people of the former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians. Central Europeans the people of the FSU -- Scandinavians -- 8. Africans. Cultural perspective -- Worldview -- Traditional food habits -- Ingredients and common foods -- Meal composition and cycle -- Contemporary food habits in the United States -- Adaptations of food habits -- 9. Mexicans and Central Americans. Mexicans -- Central Americans -- 10. Caribbean Islanders and South Americans. Caribbean Islanders -- South Americans -- 11. East Asians. Chinese -- Japanese -- Koreans -- 12. Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders. Southeast Asians -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- 13. People of the Balkans and the Middle East. Cultural perspective -- Traditional food habits -- Contemporary food habits in the United States -- 14. South Asians. Cultural perspective -- Traditional food habits -- Contemporary food habits in the United States -- 15. Regional Americans. American regional food habits -- The Northeast -- The Midwest -- The South -- The West -- Glossary of ethnic ingredients -- Resources.

ISBN:

1305628055
9781305628052

OCLC:

(OCoLC)936340293

LCCN:

2015947527

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)