Nicklas Neuman
Biographic Data
| ID | 207831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicklas Neuman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicklas |
| FAMILY NAME | Neuman |
| SIGNATURE | NEUMAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7970-4753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Eating post-pleasure
OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the subjective experiences of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19 illness. By exploring the perceptual and emotional dimensions of their altered sensory worlds, and using a realist phenomenological approach, the study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the challenges these individuals face. METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 patients undergoing tr…
Sensing Sociality
Taste and smell are of direct importance in most social interactions. Radical disruptions in these senses can, therefore, substantially disrupt sociality. This paper focuses on the experiences of a particular type of disruption: persistent chemosensory dysfunctions after COVID-19. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 patients undergoing treatment for chemosensory dysfunctions and analyzed the ways in which their experiences have influe…
The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines
Eating alone or with others played a role in participants' food intake, and seemed to influence aspects of the organisation of everyday eating routines rather than overall dietary healthiness or weight status. Our findings add to the previous body of research on commensality, eating alone, and health among the older population, providing insights into the development of future health policies and research
A balancing act”
Weight-related discussions during childhood may have long-lasting effects on children's body image and well-being. However, little is known about how parents frame these discussions with children who have undergone treatment for obesity. Our study aimed to explore how parents perceive weight-related discussions, several years after their children started obesity treatment. This qualitative study is part of the 4-year follow-up of the More and Les…
Welfare within planetary boundaries in the Nordics
Introduction: (Un)sustainable welfare in the NordicsConfining consumption to within planetary boundaries is one of the greatest challenges facing today's society.This concerns mitigating detrimental impacts of consumption on ecological systems as well as staving off potential consequences, the scale of which the future will reveal.Technological developments will not alone solve the climate, biodiversity, or resource crises.Therefore, societies mu…
Commensal Attraction
Social and human sciences have demonstrated again and again how commensality —the practice of eating together—has substantial implications, across time and place, for how social life is configured. Closely related phenomena have also been explored in biologically oriented sciences focused on human behavior. Yet, there is still little dialogue between these and the mainstream social science analysis of food and eating, despite their shared interes…
Perceptions and experiences of eating alone among community-living retired Swedes
The practice of eating together, commensality, is often considered as something positive in later life, particularly regarding peoples' nutritional status and psychosocial well-being. Eating alone, in contrast, is treated as a risk factor, although literature indicates that it is not necessarily something negative. Still, analyses that specifically target older peoples' varied experiences and notions of eating alone are scarce. This study has exp…
Social lens or inherently social phenomenon? The study of food in Swedish sociology
Sociology's tendency to branch into applied scientific disciplines is regularly debated. This debate focuses either on the organisation of sociology in academic institutions or on how the content of sociologically informed interdisciplinary research diverges from disciplinary sociology. This article bridges these debates in a study of the sociology of food in Sweden. The aim is to analyse how Swedish food sociology reflects the tension between di…
Eating Alone or Together among Community-Living Older People—A Scoping Review
Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological necessity, is a central part of social life. This scoping review aimed to map scientific articles on eating alone or together among community-living older people, and to identify relevant research gaps. Four databases were searched, 989 articles were identified and 98 fulfilled…
Childhood memories of food and eating in lower-income families in the United States
Childhood memories of food and eating may express both family cohesion and family adversity, and are deeply affected by experiences of socioeconomic disadvantage. The connection between memories of food the participants deemed unhealthy and memories of care suggests that, in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage, unhealthy feeding and eating may become a form of caregiving, with nutrition considered only one aspect of well-being. This has imp…
Foodwork as the New Fathering
The aim of this paper is to explore the parallels of fathering and foodwork among men in Sweden. The research question is: can foodwork be seen as 'the new fathering'? The paper outlines the narrative of fathers in Sweden and gender progressiveness, and discusses gendered foodwork in Sweden up until the mid-1990s. Subsequently, statistical evidence from Statistics Sweden's three time-use studies is presented, complemented with evidence from quant…
Social Conventions and Boundary Work in an Online Q&a
The aim of this article is to explore the regulation of social conventions (more or less arbitrary norms of how one ought to act that are based on joint commitments) in online interaction. As the empirical case, the article scrutinises discussions about what it means to exercise vegetarianism or veganism. Drawing on 'naturally occurring' data from the question-and-answer platform Yahoo! Answers, conventions of vegetarianism and veganism are argue…
Feeding the extended family
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
On the engagement with social theory in food studies
This paper is based on a two-part argument. First, food studies should be more engaged in social theory. It is argued that a greater engagement with theoretical debates and developments, as well as clearer theoretical conflicts in the field, would increase both our empirical knowledge of food issues and the understanding of general social-theoretical problems. This will not reduce food to a simple means of “studying something else,” but, on the c…
Tourism and Gastronomy
Nordic Cuisine but National Identities
This article is a cross-national comparison of how food is promoted on tourism websites offering information about Denmark and Sweden - two countries with big national projects targeting the promotion of culinary excellence, following the initiation of 'New Nordic Cuisine' (NNC) in 2004. The aim is to study similarities and differences in the projects of these two countries, both quantitatively and qualitatively. 21 out of 33 (approx. 64%) Danish…
Narratives of progress
Feminist food studies have repeatedly identified a dichotomy of 'masculine' self-oriented cooking as leisure and 'feminine' other and care-oriented foodwork (meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning up after meals). However, recent research suggests that there is a great deal of variety and contradiction in men's accounts of their cooking practices. For example, men may find cooking a tedious and stressful responsibility and foodwork…
Masculinity and the sociality of cooking in men's everyday lives
This article explores how 31 Swedish men (22-88 years old) talk about the sociality of domestic cooking in everyday life. We demonstrate how domestic cooking - for oneself, for others and with others - is part of the understanding of contemporary Swedish men and how the expressed sociality of cooking is intertwined with accomplishments of masculinity. The sociality of cooking is not only about homosocial leisure but also a way for men to maintain…
Swedish students' interpretations of food symbols and their perceptions of healthy eating. An exploratory study
I ett bolster av fett
Contemporary discourses in the public and academic spheres today overflow with debates about weight gain and obesity, often associated with health problems, fitness, body images, etc. Despite this
Gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking
The aim of this article is to discuss gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking. Focusing mainly on Sweden, we discuss how these practices are privileged or disfavoured through acts of authorisation and legitimisation. Through a perspective of critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM) and with inspiration from Bourdieu's concept of social fields, we have inquired into three fields in which practices of food and cooking are produ…
On the engagement with social theory in food studies
This paper is based on a two-part argument. First, food studies should be more engaged in social theory. It is argued that a greater engagement with theoretical debates and developments, as well as clearer theoretical conflicts in the field, would increase both our empirical knowledge of food issues and the understanding of general social-theoretical problems. This will not reduce food to a simple means of “studying something else,” but, on the c…
Narratives of progress
Feminist food studies have repeatedly identified a dichotomy of 'masculine' self-oriented cooking as leisure and 'feminine' other and care-oriented foodwork (meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning up after meals). However, recent research suggests that there is a great deal of variety and contradiction in men's accounts of their cooking practices. For example, men may find cooking a tedious and stressful responsibility and foodwork…
Masculinity and the sociality of cooking in men's everyday lives
This article explores how 31 Swedish men (22-88 years old) talk about the sociality of domestic cooking in everyday life. We demonstrate how domestic cooking - for oneself, for others and with others - is part of the understanding of contemporary Swedish men and how the expressed sociality of cooking is intertwined with accomplishments of masculinity. The sociality of cooking is not only about homosocial leisure but also a way for men to maintain…
Nordic Cuisine but National Identities
This article is a cross-national comparison of how food is promoted on tourism websites offering information about Denmark and Sweden - two countries with big national projects targeting the promotion of culinary excellence, following the initiation of 'New Nordic Cuisine' (NNC) in 2004. The aim is to study similarities and differences in the projects of these two countries, both quantitatively and qualitatively. 21 out of 33 (approx. 64%) Danish…
Gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking
The aim of this article is to discuss gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking. Focusing mainly on Sweden, we discuss how these practices are privileged or disfavoured through acts of authorisation and legitimisation. Through a perspective of critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM) and with inspiration from Bourdieu's concept of social fields, we have inquired into three fields in which practices of food and cooking are produ…
Foodwork as the New Fathering
The aim of this paper is to explore the parallels of fathering and foodwork among men in Sweden. The research question is: can foodwork be seen as 'the new fathering'? The paper outlines the narrative of fathers in Sweden and gender progressiveness, and discusses gendered foodwork in Sweden up until the mid-1990s. Subsequently, statistical evidence from Statistics Sweden's three time-use studies is presented, complemented with evidence from quant…
Feeding the extended family
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
Social Conventions and Boundary Work in an Online Q&a
The aim of this article is to explore the regulation of social conventions (more or less arbitrary norms of how one ought to act that are based on joint commitments) in online interaction. As the empirical case, the article scrutinises discussions about what it means to exercise vegetarianism or veganism. Drawing on 'naturally occurring' data from the question-and-answer platform Yahoo! Answers, conventions of vegetarianism and veganism are argue…
Welfare within planetary boundaries in the Nordics
Introduction: (Un)sustainable welfare in the NordicsConfining consumption to within planetary boundaries is one of the greatest challenges facing today's society.This concerns mitigating detrimental impacts of consumption on ecological systems as well as staving off potential consequences, the scale of which the future will reveal.Technological developments will not alone solve the climate, biodiversity, or resource crises.Therefore, societies mu…
Swedish students' interpretations of food symbols and their perceptions of healthy eating. An exploratory study
I ett bolster av fett
Contemporary discourses in the public and academic spheres today overflow with debates about weight gain and obesity, often associated with health problems, fitness, body images, etc. Despite this
Gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking
The aim of this article is to discuss gendered and gendering practices of food and cooking. Focusing mainly on Sweden, we discuss how these practices are privileged or disfavoured through acts of authorisation and legitimisation. Through a perspective of critical studies on men and masculinities (CSMM) and with inspiration from Bourdieu's concept of social fields, we have inquired into three fields in which practices of food and cooking are produ…
Narratives of progress
Feminist food studies have repeatedly identified a dichotomy of 'masculine' self-oriented cooking as leisure and 'feminine' other and care-oriented foodwork (meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning up after meals). However, recent research suggests that there is a great deal of variety and contradiction in men's accounts of their cooking practices. For example, men may find cooking a tedious and stressful responsibility and foodwork…
Masculinity and the sociality of cooking in men's everyday lives
This article explores how 31 Swedish men (22-88 years old) talk about the sociality of domestic cooking in everyday life. We demonstrate how domestic cooking - for oneself, for others and with others - is part of the understanding of contemporary Swedish men and how the expressed sociality of cooking is intertwined with accomplishments of masculinity. The sociality of cooking is not only about homosocial leisure but also a way for men to maintain…
Feeding the extended family
This paper examines how US parents and grandparents describe their provision of food to preschool-age children. Drawing on forty-nine interviews with sixteen families, most of which were socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is argued that gender and generation intersect in everyday efforts to care for children’s eating. The analysis explores gendered divisions of foodwork, highlights the struggles of single mothers, and examines fathers’ redefinit…
On the engagement with social theory in food studies
This paper is based on a two-part argument. First, food studies should be more engaged in social theory. It is argued that a greater engagement with theoretical debates and developments, as well as clearer theoretical conflicts in the field, would increase both our empirical knowledge of food issues and the understanding of general social-theoretical problems. This will not reduce food to a simple means of “studying something else,” but, on the c…
Tourism and Gastronomy
Nordic Cuisine but National Identities
This article is a cross-national comparison of how food is promoted on tourism websites offering information about Denmark and Sweden - two countries with big national projects targeting the promotion of culinary excellence, following the initiation of 'New Nordic Cuisine' (NNC) in 2004. The aim is to study similarities and differences in the projects of these two countries, both quantitatively and qualitatively. 21 out of 33 (approx. 64%) Danish…
Social Conventions and Boundary Work in an Online Q&a
The aim of this article is to explore the regulation of social conventions (more or less arbitrary norms of how one ought to act that are based on joint commitments) in online interaction. As the empirical case, the article scrutinises discussions about what it means to exercise vegetarianism or veganism. Drawing on 'naturally occurring' data from the question-and-answer platform Yahoo! Answers, conventions of vegetarianism and veganism are argue…
Eating Alone or Together among Community-Living Older People—A Scoping Review
Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological necessity, is a central part of social life. This scoping review aimed to map scientific articles on eating alone or together among community-living older people, and to identify relevant research gaps. Four databases were searched, 989 articles were identified and 98 fulfilled…
Childhood memories of food and eating in lower-income families in the United States
Childhood memories of food and eating may express both family cohesion and family adversity, and are deeply affected by experiences of socioeconomic disadvantage. The connection between memories of food the participants deemed unhealthy and memories of care suggests that, in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage, unhealthy feeding and eating may become a form of caregiving, with nutrition considered only one aspect of well-being. This has imp…
Foodwork as the New Fathering
The aim of this paper is to explore the parallels of fathering and foodwork among men in Sweden. The research question is: can foodwork be seen as 'the new fathering'? The paper outlines the narrative of fathers in Sweden and gender progressiveness, and discusses gendered foodwork in Sweden up until the mid-1990s. Subsequently, statistical evidence from Statistics Sweden's three time-use studies is presented, complemented with evidence from quant…
Perceptions and experiences of eating alone among community-living retired Swedes
The practice of eating together, commensality, is often considered as something positive in later life, particularly regarding peoples' nutritional status and psychosocial well-being. Eating alone, in contrast, is treated as a risk factor, although literature indicates that it is not necessarily something negative. Still, analyses that specifically target older peoples' varied experiences and notions of eating alone are scarce. This study has exp…
Social lens or inherently social phenomenon? The study of food in Swedish sociology
Sociology's tendency to branch into applied scientific disciplines is regularly debated. This debate focuses either on the organisation of sociology in academic institutions or on how the content of sociologically informed interdisciplinary research diverges from disciplinary sociology. This article bridges these debates in a study of the sociology of food in Sweden. The aim is to analyse how Swedish food sociology reflects the tension between di…
The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines
Eating alone or with others played a role in participants' food intake, and seemed to influence aspects of the organisation of everyday eating routines rather than overall dietary healthiness or weight status. Our findings add to the previous body of research on commensality, eating alone, and health among the older population, providing insights into the development of future health policies and research
A balancing act”
Weight-related discussions during childhood may have long-lasting effects on children's body image and well-being. However, little is known about how parents frame these discussions with children who have undergone treatment for obesity. Our study aimed to explore how parents perceive weight-related discussions, several years after their children started obesity treatment. This qualitative study is part of the 4-year follow-up of the More and Les…
Welfare within planetary boundaries in the Nordics
Introduction: (Un)sustainable welfare in the NordicsConfining consumption to within planetary boundaries is one of the greatest challenges facing today's society.This concerns mitigating detrimental impacts of consumption on ecological systems as well as staving off potential consequences, the scale of which the future will reveal.Technological developments will not alone solve the climate, biodiversity, or resource crises.Therefore, societies mu…
Commensal Attraction
Social and human sciences have demonstrated again and again how commensality —the practice of eating together—has substantial implications, across time and place, for how social life is configured. Closely related phenomena have also been explored in biologically oriented sciences focused on human behavior. Yet, there is still little dialogue between these and the mainstream social science analysis of food and eating, despite their shared interes…
Eating post-pleasure
OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the subjective experiences of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19 illness. By exploring the perceptual and emotional dimensions of their altered sensory worlds, and using a realist phenomenological approach, the study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the challenges these individuals face. METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 patients undergoing tr…
Sensing Sociality
Taste and smell are of direct importance in most social interactions. Radical disruptions in these senses can, therefore, substantially disrupt sociality. This paper focuses on the experiences of a particular type of disruption: persistent chemosensory dysfunctions after COVID-19. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 patients undergoing treatment for chemosensory dysfunctions and analyzed the ways in which their experiences have influe…
Sociology (15 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works)