Sharing the meal: Food consumption and family identity

Research in Consumer Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-128

  Cappellini, Benedetta ^a   Parsons, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extraordinary meals; Family identity; Family meals; Gift giving; Ordinary meals; Sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879249074     PISSN: 08852111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0885-2111(2012)0000014010     Document Type: Article

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