Essays about: "Vegetarianism"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word Vegetarianism.
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6. The Replaceability Argument : An evaluation of a utilitarian argument for the permissibility of purchasing meat
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofiAbstract : The thesis is an evaluation of a utilitarian argument for the permissibility of purchasing meat. The argument, which I call the replaceability argument, rests on four premises: 1. Meat purchases cause animals to be brought into existence. 2. READ MORE
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7. The trend of being vegetarian: A comparative case study of how social norms affect meat-consuming behavior
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the way social norms affect meat-consuming behavior, through using dietary habits as a way of expressing a political identity. A theoretical framework of social psychological theories will explain the connection between social norms and meat-consumption, by conceptualizing identity as a fundamentally social construction, created within the social context. READ MORE
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8. A Vegetarian Re-Enchantment of the World : Subjective experiences, gender, and emotion in German Vegetarianism read through the member magazines of the Deutscher Vegetarier-Bund 1895-1931
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : I denna uppsats analyseras det vegetariska subjektet med fokus på subjektiva upplevelser och genom detta belyses attraktioner och förändringar inom vegetarianismen mellan 1895–1931 i medlemstidskrifterna för Deutscher Vegetarier-Bund. Teoretiskt är uppsatsen grundad i subjektiviseringstesen med fokus på upplevelser, genus och känslor. READ MORE
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9. Forced Sustainability - a stated preferences study investigating expected compliance with an externally imposed diet restriction
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : The municipality of Gothenburg aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions stemming from meals served within the public sector, partially by substituting meat with plant-based alternatives within the schooling system (Göteborgs Stad, 2014). The emission target is set at a 40 percent reduction, and if this is to be met solely through change of diet, three out of five school lunches would have to be vegetarian. READ MORE
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10. REVELLING IN FOOD: An Ecofeminist Reading of Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Margaret Atwood’s debut novel The Edible Woman follows protagonist Marian MacAlpin’s life over the span of a few months, through her engagement to, and subsequent breakup from, Peter Wollander. There are references to food on almost every page, and the relationship between women and food in particular has been extensively analysed by feminist critics of the novel. READ MORE
