Shared Wealth and Symbol
Shared Wealth and Symbol

Author: Lenore Manderson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1986-12-26

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0521323541

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This 1987 volume brought together for the first time a range of essays on the anthropology of food in Oceania and Southeast Asia. The essays reflect research in the field, primarily that undertaken by Australian scholars. The volume focuses on four main concerns: factors that influence the production of food and dietary behaviour; the way in which people think and speak about diet and nutrition, including concepts of hunger and the classification of foods; infant feeding practice, including the promotion of bottle feeding; and the roles of government agencies and multinational corporations. The regional focus of the volume also allows for discussion of common trends, especially those that have arisen as a result of societies in the region having been incorporated into the world economy. Applicable elsewhere in the world, the volume offers a basis for a comparative analysis of food in culture and society.

Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings
Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings

Author: Loretta Fowler

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780801494505

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Fort Belknap reservation in Montana is home to both the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Indian tribes. The two thousand inhabitants of the reservation recognize an array of symbols--political, ritual, and sacred--which have meaning and emotional impact for all; yet there is sharp disagreement between the two tribes and among the various age groups about the interpretation of these symbols. Anthropologist Loretta Fowler here examines the history and culture of the Gros Ventres over two centuries, seeking to discover why the residents of Fort Belknap ascribe different and often opposing meanings to their shared cultural symbols and how these differences have influenced Gros Ventre identity.

The Anthropology of Food and Body
The Anthropology of Food and Body

Author: Carole M. Counihan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317325397

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The Anthropology of Food and Body explores the way that making, eating, and thinking about food reveal culturally determined gender-power relations in diverse societies. This book brings feminist and anthropological theories to bear on these provocative issues and will interest anyone investigating the relationship between food, the body, and cultural notions of gender.

The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money

Author: Michael Argyle

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1317798716

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This fascinating book examines such diverse and compelling subjects as: money and power, gender differences, morality and tax, the very rich, the poor, lottery and pools winners, how possessions and wealth affect self-image and esteem, why some people become misers and others gamblers, spendthrifts and tycoons, and why some people gain more pleasure from giving away money than from retaining it. Comprehensive and cross-cultural, The Psychology of Money integrates fascinating and scattered literature from many disciplines, and includes the most recent material to date. It will be of interest to psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and to people interested in business and economics.

Essays Toward a Symbolic of Motives, 1950-1955
Essays Toward a Symbolic of Motives, 1950-1955

Author: Kenneth Burke

Publisher: Parlor Press LLC

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1932559345

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This volume contains the work Burke planned to include in the third book in his Motivorum trilogy. Following Rueckert's Introduction, Burke lays out his approach in essays that theorize and illustrate the method, which he considered essential for understanding language as symbolic action and human relations generally.

Money on Your Mind
Money on Your Mind

Author: Vicky Reynal

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2024-05-09

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1788708199

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Do you find it difficult to stick to a budget? Do you hide purchases from your partner? Do you often argue about money with your family? One of the most important relationships we have is with money, yet we are often unaware of what drives our habits and feelings related to it. Money can be a cause of anxiety, shame and conflict in our everyday lives. A complex web of emotional factors, past experiences and personality all determine the money choices you make and how you feel about them. But how can you overcome these emotional hurdles to make better financial choices? Financial Psychotherapist Vicky Reynal dives into different money behaviours such as overspending, underspending, money secrets and self-sabotage to uncover how our past experiences impact our relationship with money. Reynal reveals how an emotionally absent parent can result in comfort shopping, how bullying in school can lead to overspending, and how absorbing a parent's lack of boundaries can stop you from making rational financial decisions. Through a mix of case studies, client stories and expertise in psychotherapy, Money on Your Mind will help you unpack and understand what is driving your financial behaviours for an improved and healthier relationship with money.

Entertainment and Society
Entertainment and Society

Author: Shay Sayre

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-04-05

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 1135839956

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Providing an overview of the entertainment industry, this study includes entertainment economics, theories of entertainment, entertainment research, & covers different types of entertainment including media, sports, gaming, theme entertainment, travel & tourism, & live performance.

The Bonds of Inequality
The Bonds of Inequality

Author: Destin Jenkins

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2022-05-02

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0226819981

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"Cities require infrastructure as they grow and persist; infrastructure requires funding, typically from the bond market. But the bond market is not a neutral player. In this groundbreaking book, Destin Jenkins suggests that questions of urban infrastructure are inherently also questions of justice because infrastructure requires financial mechanisms to come into being. Moreover, these mechanisms abstract cities into investments controlled from afar, which exacerbates local inequalities of race, wealth, and power. Ultimately, Jenkins opens up far larger questions, such as why it is that American social welfare is predicated on the demands of finance capitalism in the first place"--