Historique
Périodique
Defining and defending 'unhealthy' practices: a discourse analysis of chocolate 'addicts" accounts
(Définir et défendre la pratiques "non saines" : une analyse du discours d'après les explications d'accros au chocolat)
Auteur(s) :
BENFORD, R. ;
GOUGH B.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
427-440
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
51
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADDICTION
;
CHOCOLAT
;
ENTRETIEN
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
;
ALIMENTATION
;
DANGER
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Journal of Health Psychology, 2006, 11, (3), 427-440
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Contemporary ideals of health and nutrition conspire to render the consumption of chocolate and similar snacks problematic. Individuals who self-define as 'chocoholics' therefore present an ideal opportunity to investigate how ostensibly unhealthy acts are defined, defended and maintained within a health-conscious climate. This article reports on an interview-based study with five self-professed chocoholics. A Foucauldian form of discourse analysis was applied to the interview transcripts and four main discourses identified: chocolate as dirty and dangerous; chocolate as pleasure; self-surveillance; and addiction. The function of such discourses in terms of upholding the moral status of these individuals is discussed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Cote :
A03033