Food and its social context (case study of low and high income households in Kazakhstan)

Bc. Saule Turgambayeva

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The goal of the thesis is to identify the factors influencing daily nutrition of high-income and low-income households in Kazakhstan. To achieve the goal, the thesis will conceptualise how academic literature addresses links between nutrition and social stratification (especially in term of households income). It will show social context of the food consumption. Since Kazakh households income differs also in urban-rural dimension also this issue will be addressed through literature review. The review will also describe eating habits, restaurant industry and food industry situation in Kazakhstan as they are presented in academic literature. The empirical section of the thesis will investigate several households in rural and urban areas with different incomes. They will use diaries to record food they eat, its price and other factors of food consumption. This research will be supplemented by the survey of young Kazakh people investigating the links of their income and their food preferences and eating habits. The method therefore use both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the comparative analysis of specific households with the estimation of daily consumption of both households during a month, and their social context, and survey of young generation people about their eating preferences.

Keywords

food consumption, Kazakhstan, household income

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 2. 12. 2023

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 7. 2. 2024
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Michal Lošťák, Ph.D.
• Reader: Jiří Zelený, externi

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme:
Economics and Management