Charitable food assistance as symbolic gesture
An ethnographic study of food banks in Ontario
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4602501 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Tarasuk (0000-0001-6013-7859, University of Toronto), Joan M Eakin, Joan Eakin (0000-0002-1104-3626, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1505-1515 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00152-1 |
| PMID | 12614701 |
| OpenAlex | W2090721584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 28 |
Business · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnography · Food distribution · Food insecurity · Food security · Food Stamp Program · Food stamps · Geography · Government (linguistics · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 76 |
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| Citations per year | 3,45 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 76 |