Commensality in French and German young adults: An ethnographic study

Hospitality and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-172

  Danesi, Giada ^a  

^a Institut Paul Bocuse   (France)

Author keywords

commensality; Eating habits; Ethnography; Meal; Sociability; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870285081     PISSN: 20427913     EISSN: 20427921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/hosp.1.2.153_1     Document Type: Article

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