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@article{citeulike:3390797, abstract = {The prestige value of food and food behaviors is a topic of inquiry that complements the study of nutritional aspects of food use. In this work, varying social groups in Brazil are examined with regard to their evaluation of the status of available foods, and in turn, the frequencies with which they consume high and low status foods. Ethnographic and structured interviews were used to collect data, with agreement among groups tested by using Cultural Consensus Modeling. It was found that most social groups had a distinct notion of what foods are prestigious, although the high consumption of these same foods did not necessarily follow.}, author = {Oths, Kathryn S. and Carolo, Adriana and Santos, Jose E.}, citeulike-article-id = {3390797}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240390247797}, doi = {10.1080/03670240390247797}, journal = {Ecology of Food and Nutrition}, keywords = {culture, diet, food, nutrition, social-status}, number = {4}, pages = {303--324}, posted-at = {2008-10-09 14:33:09}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Social Status And Food Preference In Southern Brazil}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240390247797}, volume = {42}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3390797 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3390797 N2 - The prestige value of food and food behaviors is a topic of inquiry that complements the study of nutritional aspects of food use. In this work, varying social groups in Brazil are examined with regard to their evaluation of the status of available foods, and in turn, the frequencies with which they consume high and low status foods. Ethnographic and structured interviews were used to collect data, with agreement among groups tested by using Cultural Consensus Modeling. It was found that most social groups had a distinct notion of what foods are prestigious, although the high consumption of these same foods did not necessarily follow. IS - 4 JF - Ecology of Food and Nutrition EP - 324 TI - Social Status And Food Preference In Southern Brazil PB - Routledge VL - 42 SP - 303 KW - culture KW - diet KW - food KW - nutrition KW - social-status AU - Oths, Kathryn AU - Carolo, Adriana AU - Santos, Jose PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240390247797 ER -