The changing practice of eating
Evidence from UK time diaries, 1975 and 20001
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5609563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shu‐li Cheng (0009-0003-1985-2625), Wendy Olsen (0000-0003-1440-5810), Dale Southerton (0000-0002-1561-5521, corresponding author), Alan Warde (0000-0002-3505-7336) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-61 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00138.x |
| PMID | 17343637 |
| OpenAlex | W2157189704 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 28 |
This paper examines some central themes about change in consumption behaviour through an empirical investigation of the practice of eating. It analyses patterns of food consumption in the UK using time diary data from 1975 and 2000. The practice of eating is decomposed into four component activities which are used to explore systematically the inter-relationships between social processes - such as commodification and temporal fragmentation - and ways of providing and consuming food. It charts the expansion of eating out, the degree to which it substitutes for other eating activities, and the implications of its development for social relations and the temporal organization of daily life. Analysis reveals that food consumption continues to be differentiated along established lines of social division, although the content of those divisions has changed and varies across components of the practice. Increasing commodification of the food chain is documented, but without appearing to have a corrosive impact on household organization or social relationships. While tendencies indicative of temporal fragmentation are revealed, counter-tendencies exist which suggest that the practice of eating is resilient to many forms of external pressure. Finally, the application of a practice-based analytical approach permits critical evaluation of theories of social transformation
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| Unique citing works | 76 |
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| Citations per year | 2,92 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 75 |