Trust in Food

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 1-17

3. Trust and Food Consumption

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 18-40

4. Enquiring into Trust

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 41-56

5. Variations in Popular Trust

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 57-77

6. Culture and Performance

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 78-92

7. Mobilizations of the Consumer

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 93-117

8. Buying into Food

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 118-141

9. The State and Triangular Affairs of Trust

   • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

   Pages 142-162

10. Conditions for Trust in Food

    • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

    Pages 163-184

11. Explaining Trust in Food

    • Unni Kjærnes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde

    Pages 185-202

12. Back Matter

    Pages 203-228

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The BSE epidemic, GM foods, avian flu, the growth of supermarkets and the crisis in obesity have shaken consumer trust in food. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines this and challenges the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual, demonstrating how consumption is institutionalized within society.

• culture
• Institution
• institutional analysis
• obesity
• society
• trust

'...the book offers a very useful framework for exploring issues of trust relating to food, and highlights the need to look beyond issues of safety and risk in evaluating and conteracting public distrust.' - Margaret Dorey, Limina (A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies)

Author Mark Harvey: Mark Harvey is Director of the Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation at the University of Essex Author Alan Warde: Alan Warde is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.

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