Foodwork and foodcare in hard times: Mothering, value, and values

Parsons, Elizabeth ORCID: 0000-0003-2034-3425, Harman, Vicki and Cappellini, Benedetta (2021) Foodwork and foodcare in hard times: Mothering, value, and values. GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION, 31 (3). pp. 937-953.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this article, we analyze the foodwork of mothers when feeding their families on low and reduced incomes. By exploring their accounts of food shopping and household budgeting, we argue that foodwork is intrinsically linked to other areas of social life and dominant values associated with “good mothering.” Through a careful consideration of the contexts and relations in which foodwork is valued, embedded, and made meaningful, we draw two key conclusions. First, we find that mothers' foodwork is oriented towards avoiding devaluation and maintaining a level of respectability as opposed to accumulating cultural capital. Second, we introduce the concept of foodcare arguing that it potentially offers low income mothers an alternative to the logic of capital for their demonstration of self‐worth.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	foodcare, foodwork, mothering, social class, value, values
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2021 16:59
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2024 17:56
DOI:	10.1111/gwao.12630
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12630
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3113290