Veganism as a Food Ethic

Katz, Corey; McPherson, Tristram

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14504-0_85

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“…Motivations related to health and ethics emerge as key for consumers following these diets (Fox and Ward, 2008). Veganism encompasses the domain of ethical consumption behaviour (Katz and McPherson, 2020; Radnitz et al , 2015). The literature on veganism is strongly rooted in the medicine, sociology and phycology domain, while quite less attention has been given to this phenomenon in the consumer behaviour literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

Non-vegan consumers buying vegan food: the moderating role of conformity

Martinelli

Canio

2021

BFJ

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PurposeNon-vegan consumers are increasingly shifting their food habits and lifestyles towards vegan food. Thus, in addition to traditional, though poorly studied, ethical motives (i.e. animal, environmental, spiritual, health concerns), other factors may influence the purchase of vegan food. Within this context, the paper investigates the moderating role of conformity in enticing consumers to buy vegan food products, together with the main traditional consumers' concerns influencing their attitude towards vegan food. The study also considers the role of the willingness to pay a premium price as a direct driver of the intention to buy vegan.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was performed in Italy on a number of major Facebook thematic pages. A dataset based on 250 Italian non-vegans was used to implement a structural equation model.FindingsFindings show that spiritual and animal concerns are direct drivers of non-vegan buyers' attitude towards vegan food. Attitude, then, strongly influences the intention to buy vegan foods. Though less impactful, non-vegans' willingness to pay a premium price is a motive positively influencing their intention to buy vegan food. The positive and significant moderating effect exerted by conformity on the attitude-intention path confirms the amplifying role played by trends and lifestyles on consumers' food buying choices.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the food and consumer behaviour literature in being the first exploring the moderating role played by conformity in inducing non-vegan consumers to buy vegan food. Environmental, animal, spiritual and health concerns are investigated from the non-vegan perspective.

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Non-vegan consumers buying vegan food: the moderating role of conformity

Martinelli

Canio

2021

BFJ

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“…Internationally, critics have questioned the ethics of keeping animals for food production, while others argue that animal production has become a major source of land, water, and air pollution, and contributes to acid rain, and global warming (Matheny, 2003). Animal production and animal rights activism are economicpolitical issues and conflicts between animal rights activists and 'agriculturalists' are becoming more common to a number of countries (Carson et al, 2012;Katz & McPherson, 2020;Monaghan, 2013). This article is intended to contribute to the scientific understanding of fear of crime among farmers.…”

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The Nature of Fear Among Farmers Working with Animal Production

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In this article, we investigate the nature of fear among farmers working with animal production with particular focus on the impact of harassment and crimes linked to animal rights activism. The study is based on responses from 3815 animal farmers to a national survey in 2020 in Sweden. Cross-table analysis and logistic regression models underlie the methodology of the study. Findings show that three out of ten of those farmers feel afraid of being victimized by the actions of animal rights activists; the proportion is two-thirds among farmers with previous experience of victimization, and fear of victimization varies across Sweden and by type of activity. Perceived lack of support from the police, exacerbated by geographical isolation, are common determinants of farmers’ declared fear, particularly those whose families live on the farms and who have employees. While understanding the factors that affect farmers’ safety perceptions is important, the article ends by calling for further research on the ways by which fear of animal activism impacts farmers’ personal lives, those of their family and employees, and not least their livelihood.

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“…In this article, we focus on vegan consumerism as a means by which to minimize harm to animals, as well as to humans and the environment (for overviews, see Doggett, 2018; Jallinoja, Vinnari, & Niva, 2019; Katz & McPherson, 2020). Vegan consumerism can be roughly defined as an attempt to avoid buying animal products.…”

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Ethical consumerism: Veganism

Beck

Ladwig

2020

WIREs Climate Change

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In this article, we review an array of positions in the contemporary literature that concern the moral reasons for vegan consumerism. We situate veganism within the broader field of ethical consumerism, present a variety of motivations and justifications for veganism, and discuss criticisms of vegan consumerism. The arguments presented in the article ultimately pertain to the question of whether concerns for animals, human rights, or climate justice entail strong moral reasons to adopt a vegan lifestyle. Additionally, we address issues of particular relevance for political philosophy, such as whether organized vegan consumer campaigns are a politically legitimate means to strive for structural change. We hope to show that there are anthropocentric, as well as animal‐centered, reasons that speak in favor of radically reformed human–animal relations, including diets that are at least predominantly plant‐based. This article is categorized under: Climate, Nature, and Ethics > Ethics and Climate Change

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Veganism as a Food Ethic

Cited by 8 publications

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Non-vegan consumers buying vegan food: the moderating role of conformity

Non-vegan consumers buying vegan food: the moderating role of conformity

The Nature of Fear Among Farmers Working with Animal Production

Ethical consumerism: Veganism

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