Families and Food in Hard Times

European Comparative Research

Families and Food in Hard Times
Julia Brannen, Rebecca O'Connell
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24 May 2021 UK
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9781787356566
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An examination of food poverty in austerity-era Europe. Food is fundamental, yet food poverty has increased in the Global North. Adopting a comparative case approach, Food and Families in Hard Times addresses the global problem of economic retrenchment and the burden it places on the most vulnerable. This timely book examines food poverty in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Norway following the 2008 financial crisis, examining the resources available to families in relation to the intersection of public policies, local institutions, and kinship networks. The book explores the ways that low income impacts household food provisioning, formal and informal support for struggling families, the provision and role of school meals, and constraints upon families' social participation. Drawing upon extensive and intensive knowledge on the conditions and experiences of low-income families, the book also draws upon current research in European social science literature to shed light on the causes and consequences of food poverty in austerity-era Europe.
Rebecca O' Connell is Reader in the Sociology of Food and Families, Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education. She is co-author, with Julia Brannen, of Food, Families and Work (2016) and with Abigail Knight and Julia Brannen, of Living Hand to Mouth: Children and food in low-income families (2019) and co-editor of a new collection, What is Food? Researching a topic with many meanings (2019). From 2011-2017 she was Co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Food Study Group. In addition to her substantive interests, Rebecca has expertise in research methodology, particularly mixed and multi methods research. Julia Brannen is Emerita Professor of Sociology of the Family, Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Julia' s career in research spans four decades: an international reputation for research on family, work-family issues, intergenerational relationships, and food in families. She is also well-known for her expertise in methodology including mixed methods, biographical approaches and comparative research. Her latest book is Social Research Matters (2019).
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ISBN-13: 9781787356566
Published: 24 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: UCL Press
Publisher: UCL Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 288

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