Children's food, power and control: Negotiations in families with younger children in England

Childhood

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-102

  O'Connell, Rebecca ^a   Brannen, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; children's food; food practices; negotiation; power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893238026     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568213476900     Document Type: Article

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