The Emotional Side of the 'Crisis'
Industrial food is at the heart of many contemporary crises, with health, environmental, political and social issues at stake. This article examines the role of emotions in the social construction and definition of a 'crisis', based on the study of concerns over industrial food in France....
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| الحاوية / القاعدة: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/aof, |
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| التنسيق: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| اللغة: | Anglais |
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Anthropology of food
2026
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| الملخص: | Industrial food is at the heart of many contemporary crises, with health, environmental, political and social issues at stake. This article examines the role of emotions in the social construction and definition of a 'crisis', based on the study of concerns over industrial food in France. Based on the sociology of food and that of emotions, its objective is to explore the link between the social construction of a crisis and the rise of collective concerns: to what extent can the sociological analysis of emotions enhance our comprehension of contemporary crises and their definition? How is the definition of a 'crisis' linked to pre-existing feelings? And how can the ‘crisis’, once defined, reinforce the general level of attention and concern? The article begins with an overview of concerns related to industrial food crises since the nineteenth century, drawing on a review of the socio-historical literature. The discussion then highlights the theoretical links between the social construction of ‘crises’ and pre-existing feelings of concern. 'Crises' appears to be the crystallisation of more diffuse and ongoing feelings of anxiety in society, expressing broader ideologies, values and social demands in a specific context. |
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