Fast food kids French fries, lunch lines, and social ties / Amy L. Best.
| Author/creator | Best, Amy L., 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, [2017] |
| Description | xiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-234) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018285560 |
| ISBN | 9781479842704 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1479842702 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781479802326 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1479802328 (paperback) |
| Stock number | Textstream, 1120 Rte 22 E, Bridgewater, NJ, USA, 08807, (908)5417442 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |