Vegaphobia: Derogatory discourses of veganism and the reproduction of speciesism in UK national newspapers

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-153

  Cole, Matthew ^a   Morgan, Karen ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Media; Newspapers; Nonhuman animals; Speciesism; Veganism

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETARIAN DIET;

DIET FADS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 79952074731     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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