Balance introductorio de la literatura sobre la relación entre condiciones socioeconómicas y consumo de alimentos

• Published in: Revista colombiana de sociología 2020, Vol.43 (2), p.267-291
• Main Author: Giselle Torres Pabón
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Subjects: casas; condiciones de vida; condiciones socioeconómicas; condições de vida; condições socioeconômicas; consumo alimenticio; consumo de alimentos; Consumption; desigualdad social; desigualdade social; elección racional; escolha racional; Food; food consumption; hogar; hogares; houses; Literature reviews; living conditions; moradias; posición social; posição social; salud; saúde; social inequality; SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY; Socioeconomic factors
• ISSN: 0120-159X; 2256-5485; 2256-5485
• DOI: 10.15446/rcs.v43n2.78453

This paper aims to present a literature review that serves as a guide for the analysis of the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and food consumption. First, it shows different interpretations of this relationship from three categories: a) the position that a person occupies in the economic and social system; b) rational and functional aspects of food consumption; c) changes in food consumption and socioeconomic conditions. Then, based on the conclusions drawn from these sections, the analytical balance proposed in this article will be exposed. The paper concludes that there are different micro and macro; material and non-material elements; dynamic; in time and space; that restricts food consumption; thus, it is suggested to the beginner reader of this topic not to lose sight of the vast complexity of the problem.