Claudia Giacoman
Biographic Data
| ID | 309135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudia Giacoman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Giacoman |
| SIGNATURE | GIACOMAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4527-625X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Video diaries as a technique to approach social practices
This study examines the effectiveness of video diaries as a methodological tool for capturing social practices in their three dimensions: materialities, competencies, and meanings. Using examples from our research on the culinary practices of young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we demonstrate how this technique provides rich, situated insights into everyday life. Our result shows that video diaries enable real-time, immersive documentation, capturin…
Social change as a lifestyle
While classical models of social-movement research focus on protests and collective events, recent work has shifted toward an individualized approach to collective action within political participation and activism. Drawing on 73 in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we examine how participants themselves define and enact vegan activism in everyday life. Our results reveal that veganism transcends dietary choice…
The Way to Someone's Mind Is through Their Stomach
This article aims to understand how vegans promote a society without animal exploitation through food. Based on material from three years of fieldwork with young vegans in Santiago, Chile, this research shows that vegans utilize commensality and social media to present food as a joyful and friendly way to convince others about the viability of following a plant-based diet, avoiding conflict and evading talking about animals' exploitation. The int…
Social class and lunch
Purpose The social sciences have extensively studied meals; nonetheless, a few have investigated the menu format, with all the data originating from European countries. Within this framework, the novelty of this research is that it analyses the relationship between social class and lunch structure among adults in a Global South city: Santiago, Chile. Design/methodology/approach The study worked with data from the Survey of Commensality in Adults …
Veganism, cuisine, and class
These results demonstrate the relevance of social class in understanding the diversity of vegan practices, and they contribute to breaking stereotypes around this movement
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…
Social varieties of eating out
This article reveals social varieties of eating out through a comparison of the metropolises of Santiago (Chile) and Paris (France). Building on recent scholarship, we move beyond dichotomies of work vs. leisure and domesticity vs. commodification by generating a typology that integrates spatial, social, and temporal dimensions. Operationally, the spatial dimension corresponds to eating places, the social dimension to commensality (eating with ot…
Dance to resist
On 18 October 2019, a mass revolt began in Chile against the results of the neoliberal political and economic system. In the context of strong repression by the police, different artistic manifestations appeared as an expression of opposition to the government. This included concerts, performances, street theater and dance as political action. In this article, we present the case of a community of Lindy Hop dancers to explain the meaning given 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 …
Meal synchronization and commensality in Santiago and Paris
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…
Facilitadores y obstaculizadores de la comensalidad familiar de la noche
Within the literature, a conflict between an individualistic tendency and materialized cultural values on traditional beliefs about commensality’s value is identified. The present study is based on the use of transversal quantitative methods to approach the influential facilitation and obstruction factors in family commensality occurrence, materialized at the family-shared evening meal, which emerges as the battle flag to maintain this instance. …
Meal times and synchronization
This paper investigates the temporal dimension of meals. Specifically, it compares meal schedules and their social determinants in two metropolises, Santiago (Chile) and Paris (France). Our empirical material is drawn from two comparable data sources: Encuesta de Comensalidad en Adultos de la Región Metropolitana (Santiago, Chile) and Santé, Inégalités et Ruptures Sociales (Paris, France). Our research highlights cross-metropolitan similarities a…
Family meals in Santiago de Chile
Eating time in Santiago, Chile
This article aims to understand the underlying social mechanisms of timed eating schedules. Starting from 24 group interviews carried out in Santiago, Chile, this paper postulates that eating meals to a fixed schedule largely depends on the importance that an individual assigns to social norms on eating times, since this norm can be modified when the individual is alone or upon the emergence of compelling bodily, family and productive demands. Th…
The dimensions and role of commensality
The dimensions and role of commensality
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…
Eating time in Santiago, Chile
This article aims to understand the underlying social mechanisms of timed eating schedules. Starting from 24 group interviews carried out in Santiago, Chile, this paper postulates that eating meals to a fixed schedule largely depends on the importance that an individual assigns to social norms on eating times, since this norm can be modified when the individual is alone or upon the emergence of compelling bodily, family and productive demands. Th…
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…
Dance to resist
On 18 October 2019, a mass revolt began in Chile against the results of the neoliberal political and economic system. In the context of strong repression by the police, different artistic manifestations appeared as an expression of opposition to the government. This included concerts, performances, street theater and dance as political action. In this article, we present the case of a community of Lindy Hop dancers to explain the meaning given to…
Meal times and synchronization
This paper investigates the temporal dimension of meals. Specifically, it compares meal schedules and their social determinants in two metropolises, Santiago (Chile) and Paris (France). Our empirical material is drawn from two comparable data sources: Encuesta de Comensalidad en Adultos de la Región Metropolitana (Santiago, Chile) and Santé, Inégalités et Ruptures Sociales (Paris, France). Our research highlights cross-metropolitan similarities a…
Family meals in Santiago de Chile
The dimensions and role of commensality
Meal times and synchronization
This paper investigates the temporal dimension of meals. Specifically, it compares meal schedules and their social determinants in two metropolises, Santiago (Chile) and Paris (France). Our empirical material is drawn from two comparable data sources: Encuesta de Comensalidad en Adultos de la Región Metropolitana (Santiago, Chile) and Santé, Inégalités et Ruptures Sociales (Paris, France). Our research highlights cross-metropolitan similarities a…
Family meals in Santiago de Chile
Eating time in Santiago, Chile
This article aims to understand the underlying social mechanisms of timed eating schedules. Starting from 24 group interviews carried out in Santiago, Chile, this paper postulates that eating meals to a fixed schedule largely depends on the importance that an individual assigns to social norms on eating times, since this norm can be modified when the individual is alone or upon the emergence of compelling bodily, family and productive demands. Th…
Facilitadores y obstaculizadores de la comensalidad familiar de la noche
Within the literature, a conflict between an individualistic tendency and materialized cultural values on traditional beliefs about commensality’s value is identified. The present study is based on the use of transversal quantitative methods to approach the influential facilitation and obstruction factors in family commensality occurrence, materialized at the family-shared evening meal, which emerges as the battle flag to maintain this instance. …
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 …
Meal synchronization and commensality in Santiago and Paris
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…
Dance to resist
On 18 October 2019, a mass revolt began in Chile against the results of the neoliberal political and economic system. In the context of strong repression by the police, different artistic manifestations appeared as an expression of opposition to the government. This included concerts, performances, street theater and dance as political action. In this article, we present the case of a community of Lindy Hop dancers to explain the meaning given 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…
Social varieties of eating out
This article reveals social varieties of eating out through a comparison of the metropolises of Santiago (Chile) and Paris (France). Building on recent scholarship, we move beyond dichotomies of work vs. leisure and domesticity vs. commodification by generating a typology that integrates spatial, social, and temporal dimensions. Operationally, the spatial dimension corresponds to eating places, the social dimension to commensality (eating with ot…
Social class and lunch
Purpose The social sciences have extensively studied meals; nonetheless, a few have investigated the menu format, with all the data originating from European countries. Within this framework, the novelty of this research is that it analyses the relationship between social class and lunch structure among adults in a Global South city: Santiago, Chile. Design/methodology/approach The study worked with data from the Survey of Commensality in Adults …
Veganism, cuisine, and class
These results demonstrate the relevance of social class in understanding the diversity of vegan practices, and they contribute to breaking stereotypes around this movement
Social change as a lifestyle
While classical models of social-movement research focus on protests and collective events, recent work has shifted toward an individualized approach to collective action within political participation and activism. Drawing on 73 in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we examine how participants themselves define and enact vegan activism in everyday life. Our results reveal that veganism transcends dietary choice…
The Way to Someone's Mind Is through Their Stomach
This article aims to understand how vegans promote a society without animal exploitation through food. Based on material from three years of fieldwork with young vegans in Santiago, Chile, this research shows that vegans utilize commensality and social media to present food as a joyful and friendly way to convince others about the viability of following a plant-based diet, avoiding conflict and evading talking about animals' exploitation. The int…
Video diaries as a technique to approach social practices
This study examines the effectiveness of video diaries as a methodological tool for capturing social practices in their three dimensions: materialities, competencies, and meanings. Using examples from our research on the culinary practices of young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we demonstrate how this technique provides rich, situated insights into everyday life. Our result shows that video diaries enable real-time, immersive documentation, capturin…
Sociology (12 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (11 works) · Organic Food and Agriculture (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)