Juan Alfaro
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 289069 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Juan Alfaro |
| NOMBRES | Juan |
| APELLIDO | Alfaro |
| FIRMA | ALFARO J |
| AFILIACIONES | Diego Portales University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4879-2962 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Construcción de privilegios y actitudes hacia la riqueza
Este artículo aborda la construcción y reproducción de privilegios en la mirada de hombres y mujeres de élite en Santiago de Chile. Basándose en 24 entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas a madres y padres de cinco prestigiosos colegios, se presentan tres dimensiones del privilegio que configuran distintas actitudes hacia la riqueza: remisión al pasado familiar, aprovechamiento de oportunidades, y actitud de naturalidad. Así entendido, el privil…
Pandemic patriotism
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have had to announce health, economic, financial, and social measures. The way in which these actors communicate is crucial and points to the collective meanings that are transmitted when dealing with the pandemic. The discourses used are designed with different frameworks and narratives to have broad appeal, so as to convince the public about the government's performance in managing the crisis and to…
Choosing to stop consuming meat for environmental reasons
Purpose Global meat consumption has increased rapidly, which is of concern, given its contribution to environmental destruction. Within this framework, this article aims to analyse the social determinants in relation to stopping red meat consumption for environmental reasons in Chile, with a focus on gender and social status. Design/methodology/approach Using data from a representative national survey, we estimated six logistic regression models …
Becoming vegan
This article aims to understand the stages of adopting veganism in young people. To achieve this objective, we analyze 30 biographical interviews with young vegans in Santiago, Chile. The participant's stories allow us to identify that the transition to this new lifestyle implies acquiring a secondary habitus, that is, a gradual shift in understanding and acting in the world, which entails progressive identity changes until becoming vegan. This t…
The Pacardo research project
This report sheds new light on adolescent drug experiences in Panama, the five Spanish-heritage countries of Central America, and the Dominican Republic, and presents the first estimates of school-level clustering of youthful drug involvement in these seven countries. Placed in relation to school survey findings from North America and Europe, these estimates indicate lower levels of drug involvement in these seven countries of the Americas. For e…
Becoming vegan
This article aims to understand the stages of adopting veganism in young people. To achieve this objective, we analyze 30 biographical interviews with young vegans in Santiago, Chile. The participant's stories allow us to identify that the transition to this new lifestyle implies acquiring a secondary habitus, that is, a gradual shift in understanding and acting in the world, which entails progressive identity changes until becoming vegan. This t…
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Pandemic patriotism
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have had to announce health, economic, financial, and social measures. The way in which these actors communicate is crucial and points to the collective meanings that are transmitted when dealing with the pandemic. The discourses used are designed with different frameworks and narratives to have broad appeal, so as to convince the public about the government's performance in managing the crisis and to…
The Pacardo research project
This report sheds new light on adolescent drug experiences in Panama, the five Spanish-heritage countries of Central America, and the Dominican Republic, and presents the first estimates of school-level clustering of youthful drug involvement in these seven countries. Placed in relation to school survey findings from North America and Europe, these estimates indicate lower levels of drug involvement in these seven countries of the Americas. For e…
Choosing to stop consuming meat for environmental reasons
Purpose Global meat consumption has increased rapidly, which is of concern, given its contribution to environmental destruction. Within this framework, this article aims to analyse the social determinants in relation to stopping red meat consumption for environmental reasons in Chile, with a focus on gender and social status. Design/methodology/approach Using data from a representative national survey, we estimated six logistic regression models …
Becoming vegan
This article aims to understand the stages of adopting veganism in young people. To achieve this objective, we analyze 30 biographical interviews with young vegans in Santiago, Chile. The participant's stories allow us to identify that the transition to this new lifestyle implies acquiring a secondary habitus, that is, a gradual shift in understanding and acting in the world, which entails progressive identity changes until becoming vegan. This t…
Construcción de privilegios y actitudes hacia la riqueza
Este artículo aborda la construcción y reproducción de privilegios en la mirada de hombres y mujeres de élite en Santiago de Chile. Basándose en 24 entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas a madres y padres de cinco prestigiosos colegios, se presentan tres dimensiones del privilegio que configuran distintas actitudes hacia la riqueza: remisión al pasado familiar, aprovechamiento de oportunidades, y actitud de naturalidad. Así entendido, el privil…
Pandemic patriotism
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have had to announce health, economic, financial, and social measures. The way in which these actors communicate is crucial and points to the collective meanings that are transmitted when dealing with the pandemic. The discourses used are designed with different frameworks and narratives to have broad appeal, so as to convince the public about the government's performance in managing the crisis and to…
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Sociology (6 obras) · Social science (4 obras) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 obras) · Gender Studies (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Habitus (2 obras)