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Author:   Charlotte Fabiansson ,  Stefan Fabiansson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781472478962

ISBN 10:   1472478967
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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List of Figures and Tables Preface Acronyms FOOD AND RISK IN SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE 1. Food and health from a risk perspective 2. Sociological risk discourse frameworks The Socio-Cultural Risk Perspective 3. Obesity - the new normal 4. Caffeine - a common psychoactive stimulant - within a socio-cultural risk perspective 5. Alcohol consumption and the socio-cultural risk discourse 6. The risks and benefits of dietary supplements 7. A socio-cultural risk perspective on contrived diets The Risk Society Perspective of Modern Industrialisation 8. The genetically modified food credibility gap 9. Risk perception of foodborne pathogens 10. Organic food – reinventing traditional food production? Governmentality Risk Perspective 11. Tasty and toxic – a culinary risk dilemma 12. Unbalanced diet – a public health risk issue 13. Concluding remarks and the future References Index

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Charlotte Fabiansson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and a member of the Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing at Victoria University, Australia. She is the author of Pathways to Excessive Gambling. A Societal Perspective on Youth and Adult Gambling Pursuits. Stefan Fabiansson is a veterinary scientist and an independent researcher with a focus on public health and food safety. He has held positions as Professor in Food Safety at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Chief Scientist at the NSW Food Authority, Australia and as Head of the Unit for Dietary and Chemical Monitoring at the European Food Safety Authority.

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