Food choice and the cultural dynamic in Ireland

Ireland: Economic, Political and Social Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 103-119

  Nelson, Roy ^a  

^a College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Consumer behaviour models; Cultural change; Desire for certainty; Dietary advice; Food culture; Food decision making strategies; Food dynamic; Ireland; Model of food consumption; Overconfidence; Risk heuristics; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895263581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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