Eating with Friends, Family or Not at All: Young People's Experiences of Food Poverty in the UK

The paper draws on findings from a study called ‘Families and Food in Hard Times’, which is examining food poverty among children and families in three European countries. In the UK, qualitative interviews were carried out with 45 11–15 year olds and their parents or carers. Young people's narr...

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Published in:Children & society 2018-05, Vol.32 (3), p.185-194
Main Authors: Knight, Abigail, O'Connell, Rebecca, Brannen, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blame
Caregivers
Child poverty
Children
Discourses
families
Families & family life
Family roles
Food
Friendship
Hunger
Low income groups
Narratives
Parents & parenting
Poverty
qualitative
Qualitative research
Social exclusion
Youth
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Summary:The paper draws on findings from a study called ‘Families and Food in Hard Times’, which is examining food poverty among children and families in three European countries. In the UK, qualitative interviews were carried out with 45 11–15 year olds and their parents or carers. Young people's narratives reveal food poverty as a multi‐dimensional experience, including hunger, poor quality food and social exclusion. Analysis suggests a limited degree of sharing of food between young people and how they contribute to the family's management of food practices in constrained circumstances. Generally young people contest the dominant discourses which blame food poverty on individuals and families.
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12264