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On the fringes: How youth experiencing homelessness conceptualize social and economic inequality–A Photovoice study
Author(s) -
BarmanAdhikari Anamika,
DeChants Jonah P.,
M. Brydon Daphne,
Portillo Andrea,
Bender Kimberly
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22164
Subject(s) - photovoice , prosperity , inequality , social inequality , psychology , exploratory research , social exclusion , focus group , sociology , social psychology , political science , economic growth , social science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law , economics , anthropology
This study used Photovoice methods with young adults experiencing homelessness to collaboratively identify issues that are of greatest importance in an open‐ended, exploratory, and inductive manner. Participants selected two concepts to focus their inquiry: freedom and prosperity. Within these concepts, participants discussed nature as a source of inspiration, a desire to better themselves and to change their situations, and passion for contributing to social change by exposing economic inequality and raising awareness about homelessness. These findings demonstrate that young people are keenly aware of the structural and macro‐level factors that have contributed to their risks of social exclusion and marginalization.