GGR208H5 Lecture Notes - Cultural Capital
Document Summary
After world war, there was a rise in convenience foods that marketed less preparation time. Grazing society: individuals no longer come together for meals, but grab quick snacks here and there during the day. Women will restrict their food planning to foods that their husbands or kids like, where moms often sacrifice their own preferences to serve those of their husbands/kids. Meals are seen as a social event where everyone comes together. Because dinner as a family event is difficult to coordinate with multiple schedules instead on one (before it was just one schedule the family revolved around which was the husband) Invisible work cooking and food preparation is not recognized. Etc (managing conversation & manners [for kids]) Food work includes: physical, mental & emotional work. Transportation/shopping (transportation b4 things were delivered to the home, b4 mean and children used to pick up the groceries) No, men still show the same stats from 1960"s to 2000"s there is no change.
