Abstract

FRANCO PATINO, SANDRA MILENA. CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOCIOLOGY TO FAMILY NUTRITION DYNAMICS. Luna Azul [online]. 2010, n.31, pp.139-155. ISSN 1909-2474.

Nutrition is a docaial and cultural phenomenon since it constitutes an interaction scenery among individuals around circumstances which crosslink cultural evaluations, subjective significance and social relations in specific times and dynamics. This work briefly describes the most important research topics, objectives, scope and constraints of the studies carried out by various Social Sciences disciplines, especially highlighting the social meanings contained in the family nutrition dynamics. A reflection is also made about the importance of Sociology contributions to the understanding of the social and cultural aspects of the nutrition process, particularly in the family domestic sphere, a not widely explored side from the economic and biological conceptions predominant in the nutrition studies.

Keywords : Nutrition; sociology; family.

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