title: Vegetarianism. A blossoming field of study.
abstract: Vegetarianism, the practice of abstaining from eating meat, has a recorded history dating back to ancient Greece. Despite this, it is only in recent years that researchers have begun conducting empirical investigations of the practices and beliefs associated with vegetarianism. The present article reviews the extant literature, exploring variants of and motivations for vegetarianism, differences in attitudes, values and worldviews between omnivores and vegetarians, as well as the pronounced gender differences in meat consumption and vegetarianism. Furthermore, the review highlights the extremely limited cultural scope of the present data, and calls for a broader investigation across non-Western cultures.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 3126 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4. matt@psych.ubc.ca
authors: Matthew B
authors: MB
authors: Ruby
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D006115:Greece; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat; D012737:Sex Factors; D055697:Taste Perception