Social status and food preference in Southern Brazil

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 303-324

  Oths, Kathryn S ^a   Carolo, Adriana ^b   Dos Santos, Jose Ernesto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Culture; Food; Prestige; Social mobility; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0346361743     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240390247797     Document Type: Article

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