Compounding crises of economic recession and food insecurity: a comparative study of three low-income communities in Santa Barbara County
Compounding crises of economic recession and food insecurity: a comparative study of three low-income communities in Santa Barbara County
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10.1007/s10460-011-9333-y
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
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4.5
通讯作者：
Carney, Megan
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作者：
Carney, Megan
圣巴巴拉县是加州和美国粮食不安全率最高的县之一。通过对圣巴巴拉县三个低收入、主要是拉丁裔社区的人种学研究，这项研究审查了自经济衰退以来家庭粮食不安全程度加剧的情况以及随之而来的应对战略，包括针对性别的影响和应对战略。方法包括管理调查150个家庭，并进行观察和非结构化的采访，在当地的各种食品为中心的场所。结果表明，这三个社区的家庭粮食不安全程度加剧，所有三个社区都采用采购多样化、调整减少或有限的粮食预算、依赖粮食援助以及振兴家庭作为家庭粮食生产和准备场所等应对战略。研究结果还表明，妇女因复杂的危机而承受的心理和身体代价不成比例地高。最后，低收入家庭叙述的经历反映了一种公民身份，这种身份似乎受到一系列被认为存在于地方控制范围之外的变量的影响。转向粮食主权的操作框架可能会使这些社区在面对未来的政治，环境，社会和经济压力时变得更具弹性。
Santa Barbara County exhibits some of the highest rates of food insecurity in California, as well as in the United States. Through ethnographic research of three low-income, predominantly Latino communities in Santa Barbara County, this study examined the degree to which households had been experiencing heightened levels of food insecurity since the economic recession and ensuing coping strategies, including gender-specific repercussions and coping strategies. Methods included administering a survey with 150 households and conducting observation and unstructured interviews at various local food-centered venues. Results indicated that households from the three communities were experiencing heightened levels of food insecurity and that all three communities were employing diversification of procurement, adjustments to a reduced or limited food budget, reliance on food assistance, and revitalization of the home as a site of domestic food production and preparation as coping strategies. The results also suggested that women suffered disproportionately higher psychological and physical costs associated with compounding crises. In conclusion, the experiences narrated by low-income households reflect a form of citizenship that appears compromised by a host of variables perceived to exist outside the realm of local control. Shifting toward an operational framework of food sovereignty may allow these communities to become more resilient in the face of future political, environmental, social, and economic stressors.