Living Together and Eating Together
Changes in Food Choice and Eating Habits during the Transition from Single to Married/Cohabiting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3497017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Debbie Kemmer (University of Edinburgh), Annie S Anderson (0000-0002-0047-4500, University of Edinburgh), David Marshall (0000-0002-5256-0312, University of Edinburgh), D W Marshall (University of Edinburgh) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-72 |
| Publication date | 1998-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-954x.00089 |
| OpenAlex | W2122626174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 26 |
In 1995 we recruited twenty-two heterosexual couples from Edinburgh and Glasgow to examine the changes which took place in their eating habits and food related activities when they began to live together. Semi-structured interviews were carried out three months before and after moving-in dates and on each occasion both men and women were interviewed separately. Both felt that eating together had a symbolic importance when they set up home together and most couples made efforts to eat a main meal together most evenings, while shopping and eating patterns tended to become more regular and formalised than they were at the pre-marriage/cohabitation stage. In a small majority of cases the women were mainly responsible for buying and preparing food. A significant difference between these women and those of other, earlier studies is that they tended to be less deferential to their husbands' food choices. However, associations between women, food and nurturing were evident in the efforts women made to improve their husbands' diets. Where food purchase and preparation were shared, so was choice of food. The goal of enjoying food together was achieved by learning, influence and compromise but no significant gendering of power in food choice was identified
Cohabitation · Compromise · Food choice · Geography · Meal · Meal preparation · Power (physics) · Set (abstract data type) · Social science · Sociology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Food Science · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 65 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,41 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 63 |