Autore
D'Ingeo, Dalila

Titolo
Systemic racism, food insecurity and the role of community gardens in bridging social networks among African American adolescents in USA
Periodico
Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa
Anno: 2021 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 211 - Pagina finale: 236

In the United States, food insecurity disproportionately affects African Americans living in poverty. Centuries of systemic racism have limited material prosperity and social mobility among this population, leading to persistentsocioeconomic and health disparities. This paper investigates food insecurity as experienced by African American adolescents in low-income, segregated neighborhoods of Tallahassee, FL. It examines how food habits are shaped bysocial networks in contexts impacted by poverty and systemic racism. It also studies community gardens as geographies of connection where adolescents expand their social networks and food knowledge. Results show that adolescents’ food habits are constrained by poverty and systemic discrimination, but also significantly influenced by social networks, in particular by family members and community garden leaders. More than a systematic solution to food insecurity in communities neglected by the government, community gardens emerge as social hubs where adolescents build bridging social capital and find opportunities for cultural and social mobility.



SICI: 1973-3194(2021)2<211:SRFIAT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Testo completo: https://www.rivisteweb.it/download/article/10.3240/101569
Testo completo alternativo: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.3240/101569

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