Marion Kerr
Biographic Data
| ID | 3975811 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion Kerr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerr |
| SIGNATURE | KERR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carrier (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0412-7255 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Women, Food, and Families
Food for Feminist Thought
Women's relationship with food on a daily basis is contradictory and problematic. Women are expected to deny themselves food in order to remain sexually attractive and, at the same time, they have to feed their partners and children with healthy and nutritious meals. The power of ideologies equating sexual attractiveness with slimness means that most women are not happy with their body image. This dissatisfaction is reinforced by the comments of …
Servers and Providers: The Distribution of Food within the Family
We examine the nature of decision-making surrounding food provision within families and the patterns of food distribution established. The analysis draws upon detailed interview material and dairy records gather from 200 women currently bringing up young children. The sexual divisions and power relations which characterize families are found to have an impact on the choice of food for family consumption and on women's theories concerning the food…
Eating Properly, the Family and State Benefit
In this paper we explore the relations between 'proper' eating and the family. In particular we are concerned to analyse the attitudes towards food and eating that are expressed by women who are dependent on the state for their basic needs, and the way in which these attitudes relate to food practices within their households. We demonstrate that families living on state benefit find it difficult to eat 'properly'; that is, they are unable to cons…
The importance of preparing children for psychiatric treatment 1
Servers and Providers: The Distribution of Food within the Family
We examine the nature of decision-making surrounding food provision within families and the patterns of food distribution established. The analysis draws upon detailed interview material and dairy records gather from 200 women currently bringing up young children. The sexual divisions and power relations which characterize families are found to have an impact on the choice of food for family consumption and on women's theories concerning the food…
Food for Feminist Thought
Women's relationship with food on a daily basis is contradictory and problematic. Women are expected to deny themselves food in order to remain sexually attractive and, at the same time, they have to feed their partners and children with healthy and nutritious meals. The power of ideologies equating sexual attractiveness with slimness means that most women are not happy with their body image. This dissatisfaction is reinforced by the comments of …
Eating Properly, the Family and State Benefit
In this paper we explore the relations between 'proper' eating and the family. In particular we are concerned to analyse the attitudes towards food and eating that are expressed by women who are dependent on the state for their basic needs, and the way in which these attitudes relate to food practices within their households. We demonstrate that families living on state benefit find it difficult to eat 'properly'; that is, they are unable to cons…
The importance of preparing children for psychiatric treatment 1
Food for Feminist Thought
Women's relationship with food on a daily basis is contradictory and problematic. Women are expected to deny themselves food in order to remain sexually attractive and, at the same time, they have to feed their partners and children with healthy and nutritious meals. The power of ideologies equating sexual attractiveness with slimness means that most women are not happy with their body image. This dissatisfaction is reinforced by the comments of …
Servers and Providers: The Distribution of Food within the Family
We examine the nature of decision-making surrounding food provision within families and the patterns of food distribution established. The analysis draws upon detailed interview material and dairy records gather from 200 women currently bringing up young children. The sexual divisions and power relations which characterize families are found to have an impact on the choice of food for family consumption and on women's theories concerning the food…
Eating Properly, the Family and State Benefit
In this paper we explore the relations between 'proper' eating and the family. In particular we are concerned to analyse the attitudes towards food and eating that are expressed by women who are dependent on the state for their basic needs, and the way in which these attitudes relate to food practices within their households. We demonstrate that families living on state benefit find it difficult to eat 'properly'; that is, they are unable to cons…
Women, Food, and Families
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Consumption (sociology) (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Food consumption (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Power (physics) (2 works)