Intracultural Diversity in Food Knowledge in Southern Brazil
This research explores the social distribution of food knowledge in Ribeirao Preto, a city in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Through an analysis of the distribution of individual expertise in regard to the cultural model of food along the dimensions of healthfulness, practicality,
and prestige, this research demonstrates that knowledge of the cultural model of food is most strongly shared in the upper class of the city. Qualitative and quantitative ethnographic research suggests that the social patterning of health-related food knowledge in Ribeirao Preto may serve
to maintain class distinction.
Keywords: Brazil; cultural consensus; foodways; intracultural diversity
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Program in International Affairs, The New School, New York, New York, USA 2: Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA 3: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Publication date: 01 July 2009
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