Exploring transgender transition and food socialization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12799862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tobias Diewald (Giessen School of Theology), Juliane Yildiz (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Stefan Wahlen (0000-0003-4564-9412, Giessen School of Theology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 670-684 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Food Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-8014 • E-ISSN: 1751-7443 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15528014.2024.2329431 |
| OpenAlex | W4392850617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Food and eating habits contribute to gender differentiation. This article aims to empirically explore gender and food-related socialization of transgender individuals. We contemplate food and gender socialization of transgender individuals as an ongoing, productive process across the life course. To investigate food habits of transgender individuals four biographical interviews were conducted with trans persons. The empirical results show that trans persons orient themselves toward the social ideas concerning their lived gender. During primary socialization through the family, the sex assigned at birth initially manifests itself in the adaptation of socially normed sets of rules regarding gender and eating habits. During the transition to the opposite gender, food serves as a means of creating a gendered body that corresponds to the social ideals of a female or male body. Accordingly, food is a means of expressing conformity to societal ideas of gender. With our first insights we explore possible avenues for future research into transgender food cultures. For example, the congruence of inner and outer reality, but also the role of the body in food habits might need more attention. In addition, further food research could consider non-binary gender paradoxes
Biology · Developmental psychology · Socialization · Sociology · Transgender · Transition (genetics · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Organic Food and Agriculture · Psychology
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Respondent-Driven Sampling
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |