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Food, People and Society

A European Perspective of Consumers' Food Choices

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Editors:
  1. Lynn J. Frewer

    1. Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, UK

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  2. Einar Risvik

    1. Matforsk, As, Norway

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  3. Hendrik Schifferstein

    1. Department of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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  • The volume delivers a unique insight into predicting European consumers' decision making and food consumption

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Food

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Hendrik N. J. Schifferstein, Lynn J. Frewer, Einar Risvik
      Pages 3-7

    3. Development and Acquisition of Food Likes

      • David J. Mela
      Pages 9-21

    4. The Food and I Sensory Perception as Revealed by Multivariate Methods

      • Einar Risvik
      Pages 23-37

    5. Beliefs About Fat Why do we Hold Beliefs About Fat and why and how do we Study these Beliefs?

      • Johannes Brug, Patricia van Assema
      Pages 39-54

    6. Product Packaging and Branding

      • Rosires Deliza, Hal MacFie
      Pages 55-72

    7. Effects of Product Beliefs on Product Perception and Liking

      • Hendrik N. J. Schifferstein
      Pages 73-96

    8. Consumers’ Quality Perception

      • Anne C. Bech, Klaus G. Grunert, Lone Bredahl, Hans J. Juhl, Carsten S. Poulsen
      Pages 97-113

  3. People

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Does Taste Determine Consumption? Understanding the Psychology of Food Choice

      • Richard Shepherd
      Pages 117-130

    3. Food Choice, Phytochemicals and Cancer Prevention

      • Nigel Lambert
      Pages 131-154

    4. Private Body Consciousness

      • Øydis Ueland
      Pages 155-159

    5. Food Neophobia and Variety Seeking — Consumer Fear or Demand for New Food Products

      • Liisa Lähteenmäki, Anne Arvola
      Pages 161-175

    6. Convenience-Oriented Shopping: A Model from the Perspective of Consumer Research

      • Bernhard Swoboda, Dirk Morschett
      Pages 177-196

    7. Food Intake and the Elderly — Social Aspects

      • Christina Fjellström, Birgitta Sidenvall, Margaretha Nydahl
      Pages 197-209

    8. Food-Related Lifestyle: A Segmentation Approach to European Food Consumers

      • Klaus G. Grunert, Karen Brunsø, Lone Bredahl, Anne C. Bech
      Pages 211-230

  4. Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Cross-Cultural Differences in Food Choice

      • Saba Anna
      Pages 233-246

    3. Appropriateness as a Cognitive-Contextual Measure of Food Attitudes

      • Howard G. Schutz, Magni Martens
      Pages 247-266
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About this book

Food consumption is vital to human survival. Nevertheless, the exact determi­ nants of food perception, liking and food choice are still not fully understood. Food, People and Society tries to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge by stud­ ying these processes from multiple perspectives, each with their own emphasis. Some approaches focus mainly on the characteristics of food products eaten, some focus on the person who eats a particular food, whereas other approaches emphasize the psychological, economic or social context in which food con­ sumption takes place. By bringing together these different approaches in one book, we open the opportunity to integrate different perspectives and to facili­ tate comprehension of the complex processes that drive food choice behaviour. Food, People and Society is written for a wide audience, including students and academics interested in food perception and consumption, policy makers, health educators and nutritionists, food manufacturers and food marketers.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"The 25 chapters, edited by a group of scientists … address the question ‘Who eats what and why?’. … It provides a good overview of the basics of food decision making and issues such as food safety. … a generous amount of information on a variety of subjects related to food choice. The subject index at the end makes it easy to look up topics. … Anyone interested in a highly readable and diverse book would find Food, People and Society worthwhile." (Elizabeth Goldsmith, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 20 (2), 2003)

"This book … by a group of scientists experienced in European cross-cultural and interdisciplinary research in the special fields of consumer perceptions, sensory analysis, product image and risk research, tries to fill the gaps in our knowledge by studying the afore-mentioned processes from multiple perspectives. … essential for those engaged in product development, market research and consumer science in food and agro industries but also of great interest for students and academics interested in food perception and consumption, policy makers, health educators and nutritionists." (Advances in Food Sciences, Vol. 24 (3), 2002)

"The book delivers a unique insight into decision making and food consumption of the European consumer. The volume is essential reading for those involved in product development, market research and consumer science in food and agro industries and academic research." (Chemische Rundschau, Issue 6, March, 2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, UK

    Lynn J. Frewer

  • Matforsk, As, Norway

    Einar Risvik

  • Department of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Hendrik Schifferstein

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Food, People and Society

  • Book Subtitle: A European Perspective of Consumers' Food Choices

  • Editors: Lynn J. Frewer, Einar Risvik, Hendrik Schifferstein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04601-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-41521-3Published: 14 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07477-6Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04601-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 462

  • Topics: Food Science, Marketing, European Integration, Agriculture, Nutrition, Sociology, general

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