Underlying differences between conscientious omnivores and vegetarians in the evaluation of meat and animals

Appetite

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 251-258

  Rothgerber, Hank ^a  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientious omnivores; Ethical meat eating; Humane meat; Meat disgust; Vegans; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIENTIOUS OMNIVORISM; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISGUST; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; MALE; MEAT; OMNIVORE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIOLOGY; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GUILT; MIDDLE AGED; TASTE;

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; TASTE;

EID: 84921493553     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.206     Document Type: Article

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