The Consequences of Living in a Small-town Food Desert: Mixed Methods Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 563-581
Author(s):  
Colin Campbell ◽  
Mónica María Calderón Pinedo ◽  
Willa Midgette ◽  
Justin Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Food Desert ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
The Social ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Depth Interviews

Past research finds that living in a food desert is associated with an unhealthy diet and poor health; however, more recent studies of urban food deserts suggest that these findings may be spurious. In this article, we leverage the flooding and subsequent closing of the only grocery store in a small town to examine the effects of living in a small-town food desert. Using difference-in-difference methods, we find that opening a grocery store in a small-town food desert is not associated with changes in diet, but we find that opening a grocery store in a food desert is associated with improved food access. Findings from in-depth interviews shed further light on how residents of a small-town food desert decide where to shop and how routine activities provide access to a range of nonlocal grocery stores. Moreover, we find that the absence of a grocery store negatively affects social relationships. While the findings add to growing skepticism about food desert effects on diet, the findings reveal important food desert effects on food access and also the social consequences of living in a food desert.

scholarly journals Identifying Food Deserts and People with Low Food Access, and Disparities in Dietary Habits and Health in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7936
Author(s):  
Sanghyo Kim ◽  
Kyei-Im Lee ◽  
Seong-Yoon Heo ◽  
Seung-Chul Noh
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
National Level ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Related Information ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Access Problem

This study aims to identify the regions and people with low food access (LFA) for Korea at the national level and to examine disparities in food consumption, dietary behavior, and health outcome for those regions and people. Based on the distance to the nearest grocery store from residence, the regions and people with LFA are identified through geographical information system (GIS) analysis. To examine disparities between the regions and people with LFA and without LFA, a consumer survey is conducted and data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Community Health Survey are analyzed. This study found that there exists a serious access to food issue in Korea, especially for the aged. Moreover, there also exist significant disparities between the regions and people with and without LFA in the distance and one-way travel time to the grocery store that is mainly visited, frequency of offline/online grocery shopping, availability of various foods, dietary habits such as eating regularly, eating nutritionally balanced foods, and eating sufficient fruit/vegetable/whole grains, the acquisition and utilization of food-related information, and health outcomes. This study suggests that, to resolve such a serious food access problem, assistance policies, such as mobile grocery stores and lunch-box delivery, need to be activated in countries similar to Korea since this problem could potentially deteriorate the national medical finances as well as the regional and individual disparities.

scholarly journals Non-standard Schedules, Work–Family Conflict, and the Moderating Role of National Labour Context: Evidence from 32 European Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riley Taiji ◽  
Melinda C Mills
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Multilevel Modelling ◽  
Past Research ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Family

Abstract A wide body of research over the past 30 years links non-standard work schedules to increased work–family conflict (WFC), but often only within single country contexts. A relatively under-explored question is the extent to which the effects of non-standard schedules on family life might vary by country or be buffered by institutional context. Building on past research, this study uses multilevel modelling techniques on 2004 and 2010 European Social Survey data to explore whether the effects of non-standard schedules on WFC vary across 32 countries in Europe, and if so, whether this contextual variation can be explained by labour regulations and industrial relations characteristics measured at the country level. Findings show that while non-standard work hours and days are associated with increased WFC across the majority of sampled countries, the strength of this association varies significantly between countries. The strongest factor shaping the social consequences of non-standard schedules is the degree to which workers are covered under collective bargaining agreements in a country, which explains as much as 17% of the observed between-country variation in the effects of non-standard schedules on WFC. These findings highlight collective agreements as one of the central mechanisms through which family-friendly regulations on working times and conditions are generated for non-standard schedule workers across Europe. More broadly, findings suggest that when studying the social consequences of non-standard schedules, these arrangements must be contextualized in the broader institutional frameworks within which they are organized and regulated.

scholarly journals Beyond the Porte de Saint-Denis: Looking inside the 10th arrondissement of Paris

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2SI) ◽  
pp. 499-520
Author(s):  
Ecem Hasırcıoğlu ◽  
Galip Emre Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Turkish Origin ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Political Refugees ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Butcher Shops

Beyond the famous Porte de Saint-Denis, there is a “multiethnic” world, the Turks, the Kurds, the Arabs, the Indians, the Pakistanis cohabit and run their business in the same economic area. Despite the multi ethnical image, that district has a common reputation: “quartier turc”. In this purpose, this paper aims to present the presence of various social groups at the 10th arrondissement of Paris, particularly those who come from Turkey. The restaurants, the barbershops, the halal butcher shops or the grocery stores, placed side by side, show the diversity of the multiple forms of their economic integration. Turkish origin individuals who live and work at the 10th district, have different backgrounds, stories and reasons to settle down in Paris. In the light of this, we argue three types of migration from Turkey: first, work migration during the late 60’s; second, political refugees due to political context in the 80’s; and third cultural radiance (rayonnement culturel), as a new model, which encourages the educational and cultural mobilization of high skilled individuals. Each type of migration is related to the different models of the French migration policies. In this respect, we think that the field research based on the in-depth interviews will help us to discover their “migrant” universe. Focusing on a specific neighbor, known as “quartier turc”, this study attempts to analyze the migration stories, and the social, economic and political integration of those Turkish origin social groups at the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

“News comes across when I’m in a moment of leisure”: Understanding the practices of incidental news consumption on social media

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 3523-3539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo J Boczkowski ◽  
Eugenia Mitchelstein ◽  
Mora Matassi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Practice Theory ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Social Filtering ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reading Patterns ◽  
Derivative Information ◽  
Depth Interviews

Incidental consumption of news on social media has risen in recent years, particularly among young people. Previous studies have characterized what the main dimensions and effects of this phenomenon are. In this article, we complement that literature by looking at how this phenomenon unfolds. Inspired by practice theory, we aim to answer two questions: (1) what are the practices that subtend incidental news consumption on social media among young people? and (2) What are the social consequences of these practices? We draw upon 50 in-depth interviews with respondents aged 18–29 years from Argentina. Our findings show the existence of (1) strong connections between technology and content, “anywhere and anytime” coordinates, derivative information routines, and increasingly mediated sociability and (2) fragmentary reading patterns, loss of hierarchy of the news, and coexistence of editorial, algorithmic, and social filtering. We conclude by elaborating on the empirical and theoretical implications of these findings.

An Examination of Failed Grocery Store Interventions in Former Food Deserts

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Engler-Stringer ◽  
Daniel Fuller ◽  
A. M. Hasanthi Abeykoon ◽  
Caitlin Olauson ◽  
Nazeem Muhajarine
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Food Deserts ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
The Social ◽  
Deprived Neighborhoods ◽  
Improve Access

Background. Implementing food stores in deprived neighborhoods to improve access to healthy food is a debated topic. Aims. To uncover important contributors to the closure of grocery store interventions in urban food deserts. Method. We systematically reviewed both peer-reviewed and gray literature for publications on the failure of grocery store interventions. Results. We found nine articles on six different failed food stores. The reasons stated for closure included low sales, a lack of food retail experience, poor marketing, and difficulty in attracting and retaining a high volume of consumers from the local market. Discussion. Current literature on the topic of the closure of inner-city grocery stores does not have a concise rationale to explain why inner-city grocery store interventions were not successful. Conclusion. We must consider the most appropriate interventions to improve food environments in food deserts using local and national policies to address the social determinants of health.

scholarly journals Impact of Perinatal Death on the Social and Family Context of the Parents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3421
Author(s):  
Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽  
Marcos Camacho-Ávila ◽  
José Manuel Hernández-Padilla ◽  
Isabel María Fernández-Medina ◽  
Francisca Rosa Jiménez-López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Perinatal Death ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Care Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Perinatal death (PD) is a painful experience, with physical, psychological and social consequences in families. Each year, there are 2.7 million perinatal deaths in the world and about 2000 in Spain. The aim of this study was to explore, describe and understand the impact of perinatal death on parents’ social and family life. Methods: A qualitative study based on Gadamer’s hermeneutic phenomenology was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 mothers and eight fathers who had suffered a perinatal death. Inductive analysis was used to find themes based on the data. Results: Seven sub-themes emerged, and they were grouped into two main themes: 1) perinatal death affects family dynamics, and 2) the social environment of the parents is severely affected after perinatal death. Conclusions: PD impacts the family dynamics of the parents and their family, social and work environments. Parents perceive that society trivializes their loss and disallows or delegitimizes their grief. Implications: Social care, health and education providers should pay attention to all family members who have suffered a PD. The recognition of the loss within the social and family environment would help the families to cope with their grief.

scholarly journals Healthy Stores Initiative Associated with Produce Purchasing on Navajo Nation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onagh W MacKenzie ◽  
Carmen V George ◽  
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla ◽  
Jessica Lasky-Fink ◽  
Emily M Piltch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Trading Posts ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Modeling ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Background American Indians and Alaska Natives experience diet-related health disparities compared with non-Hispanic whites. Navajo Nation's colonial history and remote setting present unique challenges for healthy food access. Objective This study aims to understand the impact of the Healthy Navajo Stores Initiative (HNSI) on fruit and vegetable purchasing on Navajo Nation. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 692 customers shopping at 28 convenience stores, trading posts, and grocery stores on Navajo Nation. Individual- and household-level sociodemographic data and food purchasing behaviors were collected. Descriptive and bivariate analyses for customers’ individual- and household-level characteristics were conducted using chi-squared tests. The impact of individual-, household-, and store-level factors on fruit and vegetable purchasing was assessed using multiple logistic regression modeling. Results Store participation in the HNSI was significantly associated with customers’ purchase of produce. Customers experienced 150% higher odds of purchasing produce if they shopped in participating stores, compared with nonparticipating stores (P < 0.001). Store type was strongly associated with customers’ purchase of fruits or vegetables. Customers shopping at a grocery store had 520% higher odds of purchasing produce than did customers shopping at convenience stores (P < 0.001). Customers shopping at trading posts had 120% higher odds of purchasing fruits or vegetables than did customers shopping at convenience stores (P = 0.001). Conclusions Our findings reveal increased produce purchasing at stores participating in the HNSI. Customers were significantly more likely to purchase fruits or vegetables in stores enrolled in a healthy store intervention than in nonenrolled stores, after controlling for quantity of produce stocked and store type. Customers shopping in grocery stores and trading posts were significantly more likely to purchase produce than customers shopping in convenience stores. These findings have implications for food access in rural tribal communities.

scholarly journals "Treat everybody right": Examining foodways to improve food access

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Alex Hill
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Resident Perceptions ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Big Box ◽  
A Chain

Detroit is regularly assumed to be a “food desert” despite contradicting evidence. With fruits and vegetables available at each of Detroit’s 70 independent, full-line grocery stores, there remains a lack of understanding among media and academics of residents’ perception and preferences for food access. A baseline study was initiated during the summer of 2014 to understand residents’ own perceptions of food access and to assess the socio-cultural foodways utilized by residents. A total of 207 Detroit residents participated in focus groups and interviews to discuss food provisioning. Residents identified a wide range of food access points, from home gardens and fishing to specialty meat markets and big-box stores. However, 60% of residents reported that their primary grocery store was a chain supermarket outside the city limits. Residents highlighted “customer service” and in-store treatment as key factors in choosing where to shop for food. These new findings present contradictions to assumptions about food access in Detroit and similar cities. The findings point to a significant opportunity to leverage geo-ethnographic methods in order to focus on resident perceptions and preferences to improve food access.

Transnational adaptation: changing determinants of grocery store choice of German consumers in London

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Ines Oswald
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Store Choice ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Complex Matter

This paper investigates grocery store selection among Germans in Greater London compared to native UK residents. Since consumers hold so much power, the grocery retail sector is highly competitive. Additionally, understanding consumer behaviour in urban areas with large numbers of foreign nationals is a complex matter. As internationalisation continues borders are becoming increasingly blurred. Therefore, it is crucial for managers of grocery stores to understand potential cultural differences in terms of store choice. The survey examined the changes, if any, in store choice determinants among Germans living in Greater London compared retrospectively to when they were living in Germany. To provide a comparison, a small group of native UK consumers were also surveyed. The resulting comparison revealed some significant differences and changes in grocery store selection over time. These findings are also likely to be useful for managers in the grocery retail sector when addressing the dynamic nature of transnational mobile and connected consumer markets.

Pedagang Kaki Lima, Profil Entrepreneurship Sejati, Pelaku Ekonomi Kerakyatan, Ciptakan Jiwa Kewirausahaan Mandiri

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Agus Prasetya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Street Vendor ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article is motivated by the fact that the existence of the Street Vendor (PKL) profession is a manifestation of the difficulty of work and the lack of jobs. The scarcity of employment due to the consideration of the number of jobs with unbalanced workforce, economically this has an impact on the number of street vendors (PKL) exploding ... The purpose of being a street vendor is, as a livelihood, making a living, looking for a bite of rice for family, because of the lack of employment, this caused the number of traders to increase. The scarcity of jobs, causes informal sector migration job seekers to create an independent spirit, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, with capital, managed by traders who are true populist economic actors. The problems in street vendors are: (1) how to organize, regulate, empower street vendors in the cities (2) how to foster, educate street vendors, and (3) how to help, find capital for street vendors (4) ) how to describe grief as a Five-Foot Trader. This paper aims to find a solution to the problem of street vendors, so that cases of conflict, cases of disputes, clashes of street vendors with Satpol PP can be avoided. For this reason, the following solutions must be sought: (1) understanding the causes of the explosions of street vendors (2) understanding the problems of street vendors. (3) what is the solution to solving street vendors in big cities. (4) describe Street Vendors as actors of the people's economy. This article is qualitative research, the social paradigm is the definition of social, the method of retrieving observational data, in-depth interviews, documentation. Data analysis uses Interactive Miles and Huberman theory, with stages, Collection Data, Display Data, Data Reduction and Vervying or conclusions.

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