When Insect Consumption Is Socially Risky: Social Norms As a Major Barrier to Widespread Acceptance of Non-Normative Food

This research shows that social norms are a major barrier to the widespread acceptance of non-normative foods like insect-based dishes. People perceive eating these foods as socially risky, which leads to avoidance related to consumption in the presence of others, especially in social contexts with high concerns of impression management.



Citation:

Gesa Stremmel, Ossama Elshiewy, and Yasemin Boztug (2021) ,"When Insect Consumption Is Socially Risky: Social Norms As a Major Barrier to Widespread Acceptance of Non-Normative Food", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49, eds. Tonya Williams Bradford, Anat Keinan, and Matthew Matthew Thomson, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 296-297.

Authors

Gesa Stremmel, Universiy of Goettingen
Ossama Elshiewy, Universiy of Goettingen
Yasemin Boztug, University of Goettingen



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021



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