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In approaching food quality, socio-legal research should consider gender. We propose to investigate the following aspects: 1:Women tend to suffer more from eating disorders compared to men due to a major social pressure to have a pleasant body. Is food quality associated to healthier food? Are women more interested in food quality than men? 2: Women tend to be in charge of food and nutrition education as they still mainly are in charge of cooking and grocery shopping in households and also occupies educational roles in the majority of public institutions that delivers nutritional education (e.g., schools). Data also shows that women tend to read more food labels on packages than men [1]. Considering that food quality regulations communicate quality through food labels: is there a gendered attitude to label interpretation and knowledge? If yes, does it influence food quality access? 3: Women are still in charge of passing on culinary traditions. How much is food quality associated with tradition? Does women responsibility in passing on culinary traditions should be considered a driver to food quality knowledge sharing? 4: Data shows that more women (71%) than men (59%) adopt sustainable practices [2]. Men’s consumption generates more greenhouse gas emissions than women’s. Women also seem more careful to food choices in relation to workers’ conditions and broadly environmentally and social sustainability. Is food quality associated with more sustainable practices and is there some gendered practices that can be highlighted? 5: There still is a stigma around female and male food. Some products are more consumed by one gender or the other, commercials are an important driver of these social constructs. Is it possible to identify differences in the communication of food quality if destined to men or women? Finally, if gender may be one of the social factors that influence food quality access, other variables should also be considered, in particular: socioeconomic class

Background: According to surveys conducted in several countries, public awareness and knowledge of aphasia are inadequately low. Persons with aphasia appoint this fact as a relevant environmental barrier. Aims: The present inquiry aims at analyzing the status of awareness and knowledge about aphasia in Italy. Methods & Procedures: An original questionnaire was distributed online through a snowball sampling method on the Italian adult population. Respondents were asked if they had heard of the term “aphasia” and subsequently tested on its definition and clinical characteristics. Similar questions regarding “celiac disease” and “Down syndrome” were asked for comparison. Demographic data and information about the source of knowledge were also recorded. Outcomes & Results: Considering 2172 respondents, 62.4% had heard of aphasia, 58.2% showed definition knowledge while 4.6% complete general knowledge. These rates were lower than those for the other medical conditions. Older age, female gender, higher education, and being a health professional were significantly associated with awareness. The questionnaire highlighted poor knowledge about the social and functional consequences of aphasia. Conclusions: Overall, the rates of aphasia awareness and knowledge were low. Despite health professionals performed better, the level of general knowledge was also poor among these respondents. These preliminary data set the need for further inquiries, undertaking appropriate methodological ameliorations.

In recent months, the media debate about so-called cultured meat has en-tered the generalist media in Italy. The issue seems to be of great interest not only to the public, but also to Italian politics. What is interesting for the sociology of law is the fact that the large-scale production and retail of this product are still far from being achieved. In addition, researchers have not yet been able to develop a product with an acceptable taste and, above all, at a sustainable cost.

This article delves into the topic of informed consent in taking charge of minors with gender variance by medical personnel in general, and psychologists in particular, as well as in these minors' therapeutic choices. In particular, it aims at answering the question of whether the previously mentioned medical actors can take care of minors and provide them with treatments even without parental consent.

Since 2003, FAO has been working on topics concerning insects for food and animal feed as alternative protein sources to satisfy the global growing demand for meat, and to preserve the environment. From the perspective of the Anthropocene, the new geo-cultural epoch in which we live, defined by our own massive impact on the planet, this paper aims to propose a multidisciplinary reflection about the role of edible insects as “future foods” in Western culture. Covering a range of disciplines among human sciences, anthropology, sociology, history and law, our contribution offers a brief review on entomophagy and on some cultural and social issues that insects raise in the scientific debate.

Considerando la narrativa come spazio discorsivo in cui si costruisce l'idea di delitto e di soggetto femminile, come scrittura che svela l'immaginario locale e globale intorno alla donna, il lavoro si focalizza sulla rappresentazione letteraria della donna come artefice di un crimine nel senso giuridico del termine. Si propone un corpus non omogeneo e neppure esauriente, ma si rappresentativo di tematiche e linguaggi letterari che tracciano la presenza e le possibili tipologie di donne criminali nella letteratura contemporanea italiana e ispano-americana del XXI secolo.

L'articolo affronta il tema delle mense scolastiche, adottando un profilo socio-giuridico. In particolare si discute dell'importanza del momento del pranzo nelle scuole per la socializzazione e per il confronto etico-culturale, necessario alla crescita dei bambini. L'articolo si occupa anche di mappare e di verificare l'efficacia delle normative italiane, della regione lombardia e del comune di Milano.

L'articolo affronta il tema delle mense scolastiche, adottando un profilo socio-giuridico. In particolare si discute dell'importanza del momento del pranzo nelle scuole per la socializzazione e per il confronto etico-culturale, necessario alla crescita dei bambini. L'articolo si occupa anche di mappare e di verificare l'efficacia delle normative italiane, della regione lombardia e del comune di Milano.

Il contributo propone una riflessione sul "tempo mensa" come momento educativo.

I problemi che vivono quotidianamente i/le giovani gender variant devono essere studiati adottando una visione multidisciplinare. Infatti non solo sono cruciali gli aspetti medici (chirurgici e endocrinologici), ma anche gli aspetti etici-filosofici, sociologici e giuridici. L'articolo mette in evidenza le tematiche ponendo degli interrogativi all'ordinamento giuridico, incapace di tutelare al meglio i diritti dei/delle giovani.

L'articolo discute sul tema della garanzia dei diritti delle persone trans*. L'attuale normativa, infatti, non sembra essere efficace per garantire la salute e la piena realizzazione delle persone gender fluid e per le persone che sentono di appartenere a un sesso opposto rispetto a quello indicato sui documenti anagrafici.