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- Title
Representaciones sociales de los alimentos orgánicos entre consumidores de Chiapas.
- Authors
Gutiérrez Pérez, Cynthia; Tuñón Pablos, Esperanza; Limón Aguirre, Fernando; Morales, Helda; Nigh Nielsen, Ronald
- Abstract
In the present intensive model of using agrochemicals and its consequences for health and environment, organic food emerge as an option for sustainable and healthy production for consumers. This article exposes the results of a study about general factors that organizes the social representation of fresh organic food in three groups of consumers in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. The study was fulfill with quantitative and qualitative devices with 250 consumers in three different selling places. Results point out similarities and differences according to the studied social group. In the three cases exists concerns about health that are shown in a variety of risk factors. Differences appear in their politics and ideological standings, likewise in their opportunity to access organic food. Education degree was not a determine factor to distinguish between the emitted social representations.
- Subjects
SAN Cristobal de Las Casas (Mexico); CHIAPAS (Mexico); MEXICO; ORGANIC foods; CONSUMER research; SOCIAL groups research; COLLECTIVE representation; CONSUMERS
- Publication
Estudios Sociales: Revista de Alimentación Contemporánea y Desarrollo Regional, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 39, p99
- ISSN
0188-4557
- Publication type
Article