Search for dissertations about: "foodwork"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word foodwork.

  2. 1. Stories of masculinity, gender equality, and culinary progress : On foodwork, cooking, and men in Sweden

    Author : Nicklas Neuman; Christina Fjellström; Lucas Gottzén; Steven Jones; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; foodwork; cooking; food studies; men and masculinities; gender equality; domestic work; culinary excellence; food; gastronomy; celebrity chefs; national identity; androcentrism; homosociality; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to use foodwork and cooking in Sweden as a way to better understand theoretical questions about men and masculinities. Paper I discusses how an increased public interest in elaborate cooking and gastronomy in Sweden, a country with a cultural idealization of gender equality, could explain why men in Sweden assume responsibilities for domestic cooking without feeling emasculated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Foodwork and meals in everyday life among persons with dementia and their partners

    Author : Linda Johansson; Lennart Christensson; Birgitta Sidenvall; Anita Björklund; Anna-Karin Edberg; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aged; dementia; food; home nursing; independent living; malnutrition; meals;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore and describe foodwork and meals for older persons with dementia and their partners in ordinary homes.Descriptive and explorative designs were used in the four papers this thesis is based on. READ MORE

  5. 3. Food Related Activities and Food Intake in Everyday Life among People with Intellectual Disabilities

    Author : Päivi Adolfsson; Christina Fjellström; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Marianne Pipping Ekström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Nutrition; Intellectual disability; food security; community living; Culinary Arts and Meal Science; Måltidskunskap; Nutrition; Nutrition; Domestic Sciences; Hushållsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study food, eating and meals in the everyday life of 32 women and men with intellectual disabilities (IDs) who require varying levels of supervision. They lived in supported living (rather independently) or group homes in community-based home-like settings. READ MORE