Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada
We examine the cultural context of food insecurity among Inuit in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. An analysis of the social network of country food exchanges among 122 households in the settlement reveals that a household’s betweenness centrality—a measure of brokerage—in the country food...
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ftunivscoast:usc:17820 2023-05-15T14:56:13+02:00 Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada Collings, Peter Marten, Meredith G Pearce, T Young, Alyson G 2016 https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2015.1072812 eng eng Taylor & Francis Inc. usc:17820 URN:ISSN: 0367-0244 FoR 1111 (Nutrition and Dietetics) FoR 0908 (Food Sciences) food security food sharing industrial foods Inuit traditional foods Journal Article 2016 ftunivscoast https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2015.1072812 2019-06-17T22:27:51Z We examine the cultural context of food insecurity among Inuit in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. An analysis of the social network of country food exchanges among 122 households in the settlement reveals that a household’s betweenness centrality—a measure of brokerage—in the country food network is predicted by the age of the household. The households of married couples were better positioned within the sharing network than were the households of single females or single males. Households with an active hunter or elder were also better positioned in the network. The households of single men and women appear to experience limited access to country food, a considerable problem given the increasing number of single-adult households over time. We conclude that the differences between how single women and single men experience constrained access to country foods may partially account for previous findings that single women in arctic settlements appear to be at particular risk for food insecurity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia: COAST Research Database Arctic Canada Northwest Territories Ulukhaktok ENVELOPE(-117.772,-117.772,70.736,70.736) Ecology of Food and Nutrition 55 1 30 49 |
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We examine the cultural context of food insecurity among Inuit in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. An analysis of the social network of country food exchanges among 122 households in the settlement reveals that a household’s betweenness centrality—a measure of brokerage—in the country food network is predicted by the age of the household. The households of married couples were better positioned within the sharing network than were the households of single females or single males. Households with an active hunter or elder were also better positioned in the network. The households of single men and women appear to experience limited access to country food, a considerable problem given the increasing number of single-adult households over time. We conclude that the differences between how single women and single men experience constrained access to country foods may partially account for previous findings that single women in arctic settlements appear to be at particular risk for food insecurity. |
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Collings, Peter Marten, Meredith G Pearce, T Young, Alyson G |
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Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada |
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Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada |
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Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada |
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Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada |
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Country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in Arctic Canada |
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country food sharing networks, household structure, and implications for understanding food insecurity in arctic canada |
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