In this Book

summary
 
An insightful map of the landscape of social meals, Eating Together: Food, Friendship, and Inequality argues that the ways in which Americans eat together play a central role in social life in the United States. Delving into a wide range of research, Alice P. Julier analyzes etiquette and entertaining books from the past century and conducts interviews and observations of dozens of hosts and guests at dinner parties, potlucks, and buffets. She finds that when people invite friends, neighbors, or family members to share meals within their households, social inequalities involving race, economics, and gender reveal themselves in interesting ways: relationships are defined, boundaries of intimacy or distance are set, and people find themselves either excluded or included.

Table of Contents

restricted access Download Full Book
  1. Cover
  2. pp. 1-3
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Title
  2. pp. 4-5
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-7
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-13
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 1. Feeding Friends and Others
  2. pp. 1-21
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 2. From Formality to Comfort
  2. pp. 22-53
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 3. Dinner Parties in America
  2. pp. 54-103
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 4. Sweetening the Pot
  2. pp. 104-145
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 5. Potlucks
  2. pp. 146-184
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. 6. Artfulness, Solidarity, and Intimacy
  2. pp. 185-208
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Notes
  2. pp. 209-218
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 219-232
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Index
  2. pp. 233-237
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
Back To Top

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Without cookies your experience may not be seamless.