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Title:KAKO OSEBE NEVTRALIZIRAJO LASTNO ŽIVALOJEDSKO VEDENJE?
Authors:Fink, Nejc (Author)
Karajić, Emil (Mentor) More about this co-author... New window
Language:Slovenian
Work type:Bachelor thesis/paper
Organization:FUDS - School of advanced social studies
Abstract:Ta raziskava podrobno preučuje strategije nevtralizacije, ki jih ljudje uporabljajo za utemeljevanje hranjenja z živalmi kljub moralnim pomislekom ali konfliktom. Za raziskovanje je bil uporabljen kvalitativni raziskovalni pristop. V namenski vzorec je bilo zajetih 8 oseb, ki se prehranjujejo z živalskim mesom in se hkrati opredeljujejo kot živaloljube osebe. Uporaba polstrukturiranih intervjujev nam je omogočila poglobljeno analizo pridobljenih podatkov, s katerimi je bilo identificiranih več ključnih tematik, kako posamezniki nevtralizirajo hranjenja z živalmi. Glavna ugotovitev je bila kategorizacija živali na »živali za hrano« in »hišne živali«, kar omogoča izkazovanje naklonjenosti in skrbi do nekaterih živali, medtem ko se z drugimi brez pomislekov prehranjujejo. Povezane strategije so vključevale zanikanje uma, zavesti ali čustev »živalim za hrano« ter trditev o njihovih nujnih namenih, kot so zgolj vir hrane, upoštevanje hierarhij ali človeške prevlade nad živalmi. Izrazito obsežna je bila normalizacija in sprejemanje uživanja mesa kot nekaj povsem naravnega, nujnega, tradicionalnega in kulturno sprejetega. Rezultati celovito osvetljujejo kompleksno mrežo medsebojno prepletenih nevtralizacij, ki močno podpirajo literaturo na temo »Paradoks mesa« in omogočajo ter vzdržujejo očitno nasprotje med izraženo skrbjo za blaginjo živali ter dejansko udeležbo pri hranjenju z njihovimi deli. Študija poglobljeno osvetljuje psihološke mehanizme, ki ljudem omogočajo, da brez občutkov krivde ali konflikta uživajo meso živali, za katere lahko trdijo, da jih cenijo in skrbijo zanje.
Keywords:živalojedstvo, nevtralizacija, tehnike nevtralizacije, kognitivna disonanca, mesojedstvo
Year of publishing:2023
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Language:English
Title:HOW DO PEOPLE NEUTRALIZE THEIR OWN ANIMAL-EATING BEHAVIOUR?
Abstract:This research thoroughly examines the neutralization strategies people use to justify eating animals despite moral qualms or conflicts. A qualitative research approach was used for this research. In the purposive sample, 8 individuals were included who consume animal meat and at the same time identify themselves as animal-loving people. The use of semi-structured interviews enabled us to conduct a thorough analysis of the obtained data, through which several key themes were identified regarding how individuals reconcile animal consumption. A predominant finding was the categorization of animals into »food animals« and »pet animals«, allowing care and affection for some animals, while eating others without hesitation. Related strategies involved denial of mind, consciousness, or emotions to »food animals« and claims about their necessary purposes like food, upholding hierarchies, or human dominance. There was extensive normalization and acceptance of eating animals as completely natural, necessary, traditional, and culturally embraced. The results comprehensively illustrate the complex interwoven web of neutralizations that strongly support the »Meat paradox« theory and enable and maintain the glaring contradiction between professed concern for animal welfare and actual participation in eating them. The study insightfully illuminates the psychological mechanisms that allow people to consume animal meat guilt-free and conflict-free, despite claiming to value and care for the animals.
Keywords:animal-eating, neutralization, neutralization techniques, cognitive dissonance, meat-eating


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