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Eating Out: Social Differentiation, Consumption and Pleasure

Hardback

Main Details

Title Eating Out: Social Differentiation, Consumption and Pleasure
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alan Warde
By (author) Lydia Martens
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521590440
ClassificationsDewey:306.40942
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 31 Tables, unspecified; 5 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 March 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Eating Out is a fascinating study of the consumption of food outside the home, based on extensive original research carried out in England in the 1990s. Reflecting the explosion of interest in food, ranging from food scares to the national obsession with celebrity chefs, the practice of eating out has increased dramatically over recent years. Through surveys and intensive interviews, the authors have collected a wealth of information into people's attitudes towards, and expectations of, eating out as a form of entertainment and an expression of taste and status. Amongst other topics they examine social inequalities in access to eating out, social distinction, interactions between customers and staff, and the economic and social implications of the practice. Eating Out will be a valuable resource to academics, advanced students and practitioners in the sociology of consumption, cultural studies, social anthropology, tourism and hospitality, home economics, marketing, and the general reader.

Reviews

"Eating Out offers a significant introduction and foundation to future study, suggesting new questions to be asked and new theories to structure our understanding of this ever more prevalent mode of food consumption." Gastronomica