artículo
Becoming vegan: A study of career and habitus
Fecha
2021Registro en:
10.1177/05390184211049933
1461-7412
0539-0184
WOS:000716464900001
Autor
Giacoman, Claudia
Alfaro, Juan
Aguilera Bornand, Isabel Margarita
Torres, Rodrigo
Institución
Resumen
This article aims to understand the stages of adopting veganism in young people. To achieve this objective, we analyze 30 biographical interviews with young vegans in Santiago, Chile. The participant's stories allow us to identify that the transition to this new lifestyle implies acquiring a secondary habitus, that is, a gradual shift in understanding and acting in the world, which entails progressive identity changes until becoming vegan. This transition consists of five steps: personal questioning, vegetarianism attempt, vegetarianism, veganism, and activism. This path constitutes a career process but presents nuances according to the young people's social class of origin and individual characteristics. The main contribution of this article is to delve into the career stages that lead to the consolidation of a vegan identity, based on two classical sociological concepts (career and habitus).