Deciphering a Meal

Title: Deciphering a Meal
Description: Mary Douglas, a renowned anthropologist, was also a prolific diagrammer. She made this diagram of deciphering a meal through social relations and meal courses. This diagram encapsulates boundaries of sharing meals and drinks within the social confines. It uses concentric circles to depict two different confines- individuals you have drinks with and meals with.
Designer: Mary Douglas
Date: 1972
Source: Jstor
Bibliographic Citation: Douglas, M. (1972). Deciphering a Meal. Daedalus, 101(1), 61–81. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20024058