Vegetarianism and nutrition in primary school

V diplomski nalogi poskušam predstaviti različne vzorce prehranjevanja kot družbeni fenomen, ki je močno vpet v samo družbo in ki hkrati sam oblikuje strukturo komunikacije in vrednot med posamezniki v njej. Prehranjevanje in hrano želim predstaviti skozi kulturološki in antropološki vidik, ki je večkrat prezrt, saj se prehranjevanje večinoma razume v kontekstu nutricionistike in naravoslovja, v okviru katerega je poudarjena vloga hrane kot gorivo za telo. V empiričnem delu svoje raziskave se omejujem na osnovnošolsko prehrano. Zanima me, kako je predstavljeno in sprejeto vegetarijanstvo v nasprotju z omnivorskim načinom prehranjevanja. Odgovore sem iskala z vidika državne in pravne regulacije osnovnošolske prehrane in tudi z vidika ideološkega pogleda zahodnih družb na prehranjevanje in hrano nasploh. Predvidevam, da bo vegetarijanstvo v osnovnih šolah razumljeno kot alternativni način prehranjevanja, ki ni enakovreden omnivorskemu načinu prehranjevanja, na podlagi katerega se je oblikovala celotna zahodna družba. Slednje se na podlagi empiričnega raziskovanja izkaže kot ustrezno predvidevanje. Zanimajo me tudi sociodemografske dimenzije kot pospeševalci ali zaviralci sprejetosti vegetarijanstva v družbi.In my thesis, I try to present different patterns of nutrition as a social phenomenon, which is strongly integrated into the society itself, and at the same time it also constructs the structure of communication and a system of values among individuals in the society. Consequently, I want to present nutrition and food, having regard to the cultural and anthropological aspect, which is often ignored due to the fact that nutrition is usually perceived in the context of natural and nutritional science, where the role of “food as fuel for the body” is emphasized. In the empirical part, I limit my research to nutrition in primary schools and focus on how vegetarianism is presented and accepted compared to the carnivorous way of nutrition. I tried to find answers considering the state and legal regulation of nutrition in primary schools and the ideological view on nutrition and food by Western societies as well. I assume that vegetarianism in primary schools will be treated as an alternative way of nutrition, which is far from being equal to the omnivorous mode of nutrition on which the whole Western society was formed. The latter is through empirical research proves to be correct prediction. I am also interested in sociodemographic dimensions acting as promoters or inhibitors of vegetarianism being accepted in the society