Transformar o capitalismo com utopias reais: em torno do legado de Erik Olin Wright. Uma introdução

Estanque, Elísio; Costa, Daniel Neves da

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“…Less is known concerning food distinctions in semiperipheral societies like Portugal. There is a tradition of class analysis (Estanque, 1997;Machado et al, 2003), but few studies address the interplay between class, lifestyle and food. Economic inequality in Portugal remains among the highest in Europe (Farinha Rodrigues et al, 2016).…”

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Food consumption, social class and taste in contemporary Portugal

Ramos

2023

Journal of Consumer Culture

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In this article, I investigate the logic underlying household food consumption in Portugal and how it relates to class positioning, like other expressions of culture. Therefore, the paper examines the Bourdieusian hypothesis of homology between the field of food and the configuration of social positions in Portuguese society against the hypotheses that emphasise homogenisation and individualisation of consumption patterns. I start by remapping the Portuguese social space, using an approach inspired by the analysis pioneered by Bourdieu on Distinction and recently taken up by several streams of research. Drawing on the national Household Budget Survey, I then develop a Correspondence Analysis of expenditure on a wide range of foodstuffs. The analysis is supplemented by data from the Second Large Survey on Sustainability in Portugal, seeking to examine patterns in ethical dispositions concerning food and drink in contemporary Portugal and their homology with class. Concluding on a degree of similarity between the space of food consumption and the space of social positions engendered by differences in the overall volume and composition of capital, I close with reflections on the methodological challenges of this approach and on the broader significance of these results for our understanding of consumption in Portugal.

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Food consumption, social class and taste in contemporary Portugal

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2023

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Transformar o capitalismo com utopias reais: em torno do legado de Erik Olin Wright. Uma introdução

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Food consumption, social class and taste in contemporary Portugal

Food consumption, social class and taste in contemporary Portugal

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