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‘Out of Place around Other People’: Experiences of Young People Who Live with Food Insecurity
Author(s) -
Mott Rebecca,
Keller Kimberly,
BrittRankin Jo,
Ball Anna
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12270
Subject(s) - food insecurity , multitude , focus group , feeling , lived experience , youth work , rural area , sociology , work (physics) , psychology , food security , social psychology , public relations , geography , political science , agriculture , archaeology , mechanical engineering , engineering , anthropology , psychoanalysis , law
We used a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to address the question, ‘What does it mean to experience food insecurity?’ Youth focus group interviews incorporating art/writing prompts and interviews with programme director interviews contributed to our understanding of youth feeling out of place around other people . Young people living in food‐insecure homes in rural areas may experience complicated sets of interactions that simultaneously connect them to others living in similar circumstances, yet isolate them from the community at large. A multitude of complex factors, including place, affects food insecurity. We also discuss implications for practitioners who work with youth who live with food insecurity.