Fast food kids French fries, lunch lines, and social ties / Amy L. Best.

Author/creator Best, Amy L., 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesCritical perspectives on youth
Critical perspectives on youth. ^A1365049
Contents Introduction: Fast food kids -- The family meal : eating together, eating apart -- The cafeteria as great equalizer : making food good -- The cafeteria as youth space : social bonds and barriers -- Eat what's good for you : class and the cult of health -- I'm lovin' it : fast food and after-school hot spots -- Conclusion: Food futures and social change -- Methods appendix.
Abstract The book provides a thorough account of the role that food plays in the lives of today's youth, teasing out the many contradictions of food as a cultural object, fast food portrayed as a necessity for the poor and yet, reviled by upper-middle class parents; fast food restaurants as one of the few spaces that kids can claim and effectively 'take over' for several hours each day; food corporations spending millions each year to market their food to kids and to lobby Congress against regulations; schools struggling to deliver healthy food young people will actually eat, and the difficulty of arranging family dinners, which are known to promote family cohesion and stability. -- amazon.com
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-234) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018285560
ISBN9781479842704 (hardback)
ISBN1479842702 (hardback)
ISBN9781479802326 (paperback)
ISBN1479802328 (paperback)
Stock numberTextstream, 1120 Rte 22 E, Bridgewater, NJ, USA, 08807, (908)5417442

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