Magazine articles, news items, and self-improvement books tell us that our daily food choices - whether we opt for steak or vegetarian, a TV dinner or a sit-down meal - serve as bold statements about who we are as individuals. Acquired Tastes makes the case that our food habits say more about where we come from and who we would like to be.

This intimate portrait of eating habits and attitudes towards food in over one hundred Canadian families in both rural and urban settings reveals that our food choices never solely reflect personal tastes. Age, gender, social class, ethnicity, health concerns, food availability, and political and moral concerns shape the meanings that families attach to food and their self-identities. They also influence how its members respond to social discourses on health, beauty, and the environment, a finding that has profound implications for public health campaigns.

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• Publication Date: November 15, 2014
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• Print Length: 354 Pages
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