Gender, Power, and Meat Consumption: Vegetarian Political Identity in a Cross-National Survey
Submitted on Apr 07, 2010 (Original item from 2008)
Vegetarianism and Veganism | Vegetarian Social, Psychological and Moral Development | Vegetarian Motivations or Barriers | Vegetarian Population
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Short Description:
This article provides an overview of vegetarianism and the characteristics of vegetarians based on replicating earlier studies gathered by the International Social Survey Program. Discussion focuses on the social and political psychology of vegetarianism.
Abstract:
Across all cultures, meat is symbolically tied to wealth and power. Consequently vegetarians hold low social and political dominance. Women adopt vegetarianism at twice the rate of men, which may be due to the hierarchical way the gender roles are established. The author claims that there are between 6 and 30 million vegetarians in the U.S. representing between 3% and 10% of the population.
Spot Check Number:
1337
Sponsor:
ISPP 31st Annual Scientific Meeting
Animal Type:
Unknown
Record Type:
Academic Paper
Research Method:
Experimental/Modeling/Applications
Geographic Region:
Unknown/Not Applicable
Number of Participants:
Unknown
Population Descriptors:
Vegetarians
Year Conducted:
2008
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