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 to analyse the social determinants that reduce red meat consumption in Chile.

Findings

The results show that social stratification variables (gender, social class, household income and education) are closely linked with choosing to stop eating red meat for environmental reasons. A possible interpretation of these results is the ambiguous status of red meat in contemporary Chilean society and its symbolic link with masculinity.

Research limitations/implications

The analysis may be complemented by future research that distinguishes the environmental aspects, which encourage individuals to stop eating red meat. In addition, asking about meat consumption in an environmental survey, may generate social desirability.

Originality/value

The results contribute to understanding which social factors help stop meat consumption within a strong carnism culture. This is relevant since South America is well known for high meat consumption, and few studies have explored the issue of consumption in these countries.

中文翻译：

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出于环境原因选择停止食用肉类：探索智利性别和社会地位变量的影响

目的

鉴于其对环境的破坏，全球肉类消费量迅速增加，这令人担忧。在此框架内，本文旨在分析智利因环境原因停止食用红肉的社会决定因素，重点关注性别和社会地位。

设计/方法/方法

使用来自具有代表性的全国调查的数据，我们估计了六个逻辑回归模型来分析减少智利红肉消费的社会决定因素。

发现

结果表明，社会分层变量（性别、社会阶层、家庭收入和教育）与出于环境原因选择停止食用红肉密切相关。对这些结果的一种可能解释是红肉在当代智利社会中的模糊地位及其与男性气质的象征联系。

研究限制/影响

该分析可能会得到未来研究的补充，这些研究区分了环境方面，鼓励个人停止吃红肉。此外，在环境调查中询问肉类消费可能会产生社会需求。

原创性/价值

结果有助于了解哪些社会因素有助于在强大的肉食文化中阻止肉类消费。这是相关的，因为南美洲以高肉类消费而闻名，很少有研究探讨这些国家的消费问题。