Food Security in the Context of Paternal Incarceration: Family Impact Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Although research about the unintended consequences of paternal incarceration for family well-being has grown in recent years, there has been minimal exploration of food insecurity. Using qualitative methods, we aimed to understand the relationships between paternal incarceration and family food insecurity in Canada. An ethnographic study (24 months) was conducted that included naturalistic observation and in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated fathers, their partners, and societal reintegration-focused stakeholders (n = 63). Interpretive thematic analysis based on family impact and intersectional theories, indicated that family food insecurity was elucidated by pre-incarceration, economic, social, health, and relationship factors; stigma and social/structural constraints; and inte

SUBMITTER: Davison KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427226 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature