Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 18:51:11
Major
Interdisciplinary Anthropology
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2016
Abstract
Food insecurity is a ubiquitous and stigmatized, equal-opportunity threat to community health. Irregular access to nutritious foods impacts both physical and emotional well-being. Food insecurity is burgeoning in the suburbs. Economic hardships of the recession have impacted families that were previously middle class, and in this environment, food insecurity is often hidden and unacknowledged with unique challenges and coping strategies. This ethnographic study in the Midwestern U.S. examines the intersection of poverty and shame associated with diminished household resources. The research considers solutions and applications beyond food provisioning that can reverse negative emotional impact on individuals while stabilizing the community.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Isa Rodriguez-Soto
First Reader
Dr. Carolyn Behrman
Second Reader
Dr. Brian Pendelton
Recommended Citation
Forcone, Tannya L., "Palatable Help: Experiences of Food Insecurity in a Suburban Environment" (2016). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 243.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/243