Cultural attitudes are stronger predictors of bushmeat consumption and preference than economic factors among urban Amazonians from Brazil and Colombia

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

Morsello, Carla¹ 

关键词: attitudes;    beliefs;    bushmeat sharing;    human behavior;    hunting;    income;    legality;    social norms;    social relations;    taboos;    wealth;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-07771-200421

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

Bushmeat consumption persists in urban areas in the Neotropics, yet knowledge of its scale and the relative importance of cultural and economic factors in determining consumption and preference remain elusive. Moreover, the roles of cultural beliefs, social norms, and attitudes in driving urban bushmeat consumption are rarely evaluated. Therefore, we explored in this article the factors that influence consumption and preference for bushmeat in Amazonian towns. Given the availability of other sources of animal protein and the cultural and social importance of bushmeat in the region, we hypothesized that cultural attributes should be better predictors than economic factors of bushmeat consumption and preference. Data analysis involved fitting two-level mixed-effects regressions (random intercepts) to a structured sample of 227 individuals (99 households) from four towns in the Brazilian (Tabatinga and Atalaia do Norte) and Colombian (Leticia and Puerto Nari

【 授权许可】

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