22 pages., Via online., Case report of a "Family Dinner Night" tradition in a neighborhood of Tampa Bay, Florida. Findings revealed the way food serves to build a sense of community via open invitation and shared storytelling. Authors concluded by discussing the positive impact this tradition has had on its participants through an increased sense of familial connections and social capital.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D11095
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137 pages., Examines the power of food as a communicative tool to bring people of diverse backgrounds together. Author argues that food enables people to look past their differences and focus on their similarities, thus creating a stronger sense of community via the sharing of a meal.
Adler, Peter S. (author), Birkhoff, Juliana E. (author), and National Policy Consensus Center, Portland, Oregon. www.policyconsensus.org
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2002-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: C21964
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17 pages., "Twenty things you can do to help environmental stakeholder groups talk more effectively about science, culture, professional knowledge, and community wisdom." Snapshots from six states.
