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Title: Deconstructing the lunchbox : a sociological analysis
Authors: Aquilina, Joseph
Keywords: School children -- Nutrition -- Malta
Positivism
Lunchbox cooking -- Malta
Food consumption
Issue Date: 2014
Abstract: This study sociologically analyses what primary school-aged children are consuming in their lunchbox. This is important as it formulates the connection underpinning food and culture and the creation of one’s identity. A strong emphasis on the North-South Divide (Dopfel, 2008, p. 4; Centre for Global Negotiations, 2010; Bradshaw & Benton, 2012, p. 1) is carried out with regards to the six statistical districts of Malta (National Statistics Office, 2011, p. xx). This study is also governed with the introduction of culture and how the food consumed is overshadowed with signs and symbols (Allison, 1996, p. 86; Beardsworth & Teresa, 2002, pp. 51-52). Non-sociological literature is introduced to shed light on the rationalization process of food consumption within society. The lunchbox should comprise body-image food items rather than cultural superfoods; hence, all the five food groups should be included (Beardsworth & Teresa, 2002, p. 55; BBC News, 2010). A positivist approach is carried out. This study identifies that the contents of the lunchbox are affected by the relation of health-related initiatives endorsed by the education policy and the statistical districts of Malta; other significant variables were sought but failed to leave an impact.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/2573
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