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Food and culture / Pamela Goyan Kittler and Kathryn P. Sucher

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Thomson Wadsworth, c2008Edition: 5th EditionDescription: xi, 558 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780495381877
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TX 357 .K58 2008
Contents:
1. Food and Culture -- 2. Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices -- 3. Intercultural Communication -- 4. Food and Religion -- 5. Native Americans -- 6. Northern and Southern Europeans -- 7. Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians -- 8. Africans -- 9. Mexicans and Central Americans -- 10. Caribbean Islanders and South Americans -- 11. Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans -- 12. Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders -- 13. People of the Balkans and the Middle East -- 14. Asian Indians and Pakistanis -- 15. Regional Americans.
Summary: Provides information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. This book helps health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry to learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Hospitality Management GC TX 357 .K58 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000006639

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Food and Culture -- 2. Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices -- 3. Intercultural Communication -- 4. Food and Religion -- 5. Native Americans -- 6. Northern and Southern Europeans -- 7. Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union, and Scandinavians -- 8. Africans -- 9. Mexicans and Central Americans -- 10. Caribbean Islanders and South Americans -- 11. Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans -- 12. Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders -- 13. People of the Balkans and the Middle East -- 14. Asian Indians and Pakistanis -- 15. Regional Americans.

Provides information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. This book helps health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry to learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner.

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