Consumer items are used as a means of establishing and negotiating relationships, social
positions and hierarchies. Youngsters buy things, including clothes, food, mobile phones …

In Sweden, approximately 84% of children are enrolled in preschool, which constitutes the
first step of the educational system and which embraces children from ages 1–5 years. Most …

This article is about family day care and the reproduction of identity at the intersection of
public and private domains. It uses mealtimes as a lens to elucidate the social relations …

Background This special issue was conceived because of our interests in the social and
economic determinants shaping what children and young people eat and the part food plays …

Families are increasingly recognised as informal sites of learning, especially with regard to
healthy eating. Through the use of Bourdieu's conceptual tools, this paper explores the role …

What children eat at school has emerged as one of the most significant public health
concerns in the UK over the last decade. During the office of the New Labour government in …

This paper considers the influences on children's eating habits in both school and home
spaces in the UK. Since 2002 the UK government has been committed to halting the …

Background The way in which children interact with food has a profound impact on their
health and wellbeing. However, most research, strategy and policy where food is the focus …

This chapter examines how organization of school meals mobilizes care through the
enactment of biopedagogies in their biopolitical and disciplining modes. It provides a brief …