The Socio‐Economic Boundaries Shaping Young People's Lunchtime Food Practices on a School Day

Not enough is known about the relationship between socio‐economic deprivation and places where young people purchase food at lunchtime on a school day. This paper draws on qualitative data from 600 +  young people aged 13–15 years and illustrates that socioeconomic factors form boundaries that young...

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Published inChildren & society Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 195 - 206
Main Authors Wills, Wendy J., Danesi, Giada, Kapetanaki, Ariadne B., Hamilton, Laura K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2018
Subjects
Boundaries
Deprivation
Economic deprivation
Food
food and drink practices
Food prices
Food service
Health disparities
Healthy food
Inequality
lunchtime
Prices
Qualitative research
school
School meals
socioeconomic boundaries
Socioeconomic factors
young people
Youth
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Summary:Not enough is known about the relationship between socio‐economic deprivation and places where young people purchase food at lunchtime on a school day. This paper draws on qualitative data from 600 +  young people aged 13–15 years and illustrates that socioeconomic factors form boundaries that young people have a feeling for when buying food. This informs where they seek out lunch (at school or in local food outlets) and what products, service and prices they access and find acceptable. Such insights help to understand why inequalities in young people's health and eating practices prevail.
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12261