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Social aspects of meat eating

The present paper explores the way that culture conditions our dietary behaviour, and also, conversely, how what we choose to eat can inform us about our own identities as members of Western society and as human beings. Understanding the value system that underpins our society (however little we may be conscious of it in our daily lives) is necessary to illuminate a true social science of food, to explain why we endow animal flesh with its unique status and, thence, to suggest whether our rapidly changing view of this singular substance is a fashion or a trend. But first, a brief history of the social science of food may be useful. The influence of diet on human health and behaviour has been discussed since time immemorial. However, only relatively recently has a systematic body of theory emerged that considers the culture of food selection.