Health, Food and Social Inequality Critical Perspectives on the Supply and Marketing of Food |
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| Author:
| Mahoney, Carolyn |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-317-62575-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $54.95USD $190.00USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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This book investigates how vast amounts of consumer data amassed by private companies, alongside epidemiological analysis of dietary type, social class and resulting health profiles, is used by the food industry to enable the social ranking of products and consumers and to shape food consumption patterns.
This book investigates how vast amounts of consumer data amassed by private companies, alongside epidemiological analysis of dietary type, social class and resulting health profiles, is used by the food industry to enable the social ranking of products and consumers and to shape food consumption patterns.