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“What Pushed Me over the Edge Was a Deer Hunter”: Being Vegan in North America

In: Society & Animals
Author:
Christopher A. Hirschler Monmouth University, Email: chirschl@monmouth.edu

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01 Jan 2011
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Abstract

Thirty-two vegans were interviewed in order to examine the reasons for becoming vegan, the sustaining motivation to persist, the interpersonal and intrapersonal impact of the diet and associated practices, and the vegans’ assessment of omnivores’ eating practices. Interviews were analyzed using a model that diagrams the process of becoming vegan provided by McDonald (2000). Participants reported strained professional and personal relationships as a result of their diet and beliefs. Vegan diets were associated with an increase in physical, eudaemonic, and spiritual well-being.

Title:
“What Pushed Me over the Edge Was a Deer Hunter”: Being Vegan in North America
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156853011X562999
Language:
English
Pages:
156–174
Keywords:
vegetarian; vegan; stigma; violence; nutrition; education; critical methods; health and well-being
In:
Society & Animals
In:
Volume 19: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5306
Print ISSN:
1063-1119
Subjects:
General, Philosophy, Applied Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Social & Political Philosophy

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