Abstract
In Chile, 34% of people aged over 15 years have an obesity condition. Nevertheless, this prevalence is unevenly distributed among the population; women and people with lower levels of education have a higher obesity prevalence. Traditionally, obesity prevention and interventions have mostly focused on individual willingness to modify the way people eat, move and rest. However, socialstructural answers have been taken less into account when developing these interventions. Considering Pierre Bourdieu’s framework on habitus and class distinction (1984), lifestyle behaviours can be considered as expressions of the social classes’ culture and habits. The habitus related to eating and physical activity practices embodies the systems of dispositions that cause actions, practices and preferences related to the body in taken-for granted routines. This habitus will then differ between social classes, expressing differences in practices and cares around the body and the body weight. This study explores the differences in eating behaviours and physical activity practices between women from different socioeconomic positions in Santiago, Chile. The analysis focuses on the differences around eating and physical activity practices through the women biographies according to their current socioeconomic position. It also explores the differences between their past and present eating and physical activity practices according to their social classes’ changes and life course events through their lives. Approximately 30 in-depth interviews were conducted with women from different socioeconomic positions. Preliminary findings from the interviews will be presented. This study was supported by the 2018 Phil Strong Memorial Prize.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | BSA Medical Sociology Study Group 51st Annual Conference Programme |
Place of Publication | York |
Publisher | BSA Publications Ltd. |
Pages | 53 |
Number of pages | 59 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780904569612 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Event | BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2019 - University of York, York, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019 Conference number: 51st https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/25109/medsoc19_abstracts_book.pdf |
Conference
Conference | BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2019 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | York |
Period | 11/09/19 → 13/09/19 |
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Research Groups and Themes
- SPS Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences