Competing food consumption discourses and proper gendered behaviour among over 50s: are you really what you eat?
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Article Title | Competing food consumption discourses and proper gendered behaviour among over 50s: are you really what you eat? |
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ERA Journal ID | 13679 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Malatzky, Christina, Terry, Daniel, Bourke, Lisa, Glenister, Kristen and Ervin, Kaye |
Journal Title | Journal of Research for Consumers |
Journal Citation | 32, pp. 1-31 |
Number of Pages | 31 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | New Zealand |
ISSN | 1444-6359 |
Web Address (URL) | http://jrconsumers.com/Academic_Articles/issue_32/ |
Abstract | The national narratives about proper food consumption and its relationship to health and wellbeing has been articulated in many Australian public health campaigns. These shape awareness, knowledge and behaviours as well as reporting on food consumption. This paper reports on the findings of a large scale community health survey, conducted in four Victorian regional areas, related to the self-reported eating practices of respondents aged 50 years and over. It was found that women were more likely to report trying to eat a diet consistent with public health messages than men. Overall, however there was strong agreement amongst respondents that they tried to eat a healthy diet. These findings are contextualised within broader societal discourses, including the Australian national narrative about food consumption, proper gendered behaviour, good, moral, responsible citizenship, and the competing social meanings attached to food and food consumption. It is argued that understanding the social circumstances in whi ch people report their dietary behaviours is essential to understanding why behavioural change is such a complex goal for public health and health promotion. |
Keywords | Food consumption; fruits; vegetables; discourse; social meaning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420606. Social determinants of health |
Byline Affiliations | University of Melbourne |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/xq713/competing-food-consumption-discourses-and-proper-gendered-behaviour-among-over-50s-are-you-really-what-you-eat
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