| Affiliations: | Urban Re-Rural/Everybody Eats: Community Food Security and the Land Grant School |
| Project Leader: | Hannah Klein hecklein94@tamu.edu Sociology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Sarah Gatson, Ph.D |
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Meeting Times:
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Spring 2017: Mon & Thur 4-5PM, Wed -10AM |
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Team Size:
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5 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Special Requirements: Ability to get to WIC of Brazos Valley (some rides may be accommodated) |
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Team Needs:
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Description:
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“Utilizing Theda Skocpol’s “Targeting within Universalism” theory, this research project will focus on examining the role social policy plays in food security for women and families. “Targeting within Universalism” refers to a social program and/or policy that aims to target a specific problem to fix or targets a particular population to serve. By working at the community gardens at the WIC of the Brazos Valley, researchers will familiarize themselves with the work of WIC (within SNAP), and additional readings will introduce researchers to the relationship between women and food. Ultimately, we, as a team, will aim to theorize how instigating an institutionalized community garden could further serve a targeted population’s needs. I hope to collaborate as a team, and submit a chapter proposal to Canadian Scholars’ “Feminist Food Studies: Exploring Intersectionality.” Due to the nature of the research, additional readings about women and food, gender and sex roles in families, and social policy will be assigned. They will all be interesting and cool, and above all, short. Trust me. “ |