Institutional spaces and sociable eating
Young people, food and expressions of care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samantha Murray (0009-0002-1587-1354, University of Hertfordshire), Wendy Wills (0000-0001-7127-6045, University of Hertfordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 580-597 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2020.1748182 |
| OpenAlex | W3015410655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 34 |
Young people’s social relationships are fostered, enacted and complicated by the discursive and constitutive spatial contexts in which they occur. The focus of our study was the ways the spaces of the school canteen – and the adjacent, external food environment – organised or complicated sociable eating practices for students. Drawing on qualitative data collected from young people aged 13–15 years and staff at secondary schools, we analyse reports of the challenges posed by the school canteen space to sociable eating practices and the importance of social relationships. The analysis highlights that young people found school canteens to be fundamentally ‘anti-social’ and schools do not adequately recognise or value the importance of building social skills during meal breaks. The data shows that, for young people, food is often a secondary concern to sociality and the expression of kinship and care through eating together at school. Young people therefore sought spaces outside school to socialise and eat together. When socio-economic deprivation was an issue within friendship groups, the importance of caring for others emerged through ensuring peers had adequate food to eat. This analysis highlights the critical relationship between food, sociability and expressions of care in the school food environment
Developmental psychology · Focus group · Friendship · Kinship · Qualitative research · Social science · Social space · Sociality · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |