Food for thought : poverty, family nutritional environment, and children's educational performance in rural China.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2007
Country:
China
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Hannum, E., Yu, S.

Abstract

Insecure access to nutritious food is a common experience for poor households in developing countries. Despite the global scale of food insecurity, it has not been conceptualized by sociologists as a significant component of home environment or dimension of poverty that might matter for children's outcomes.

Citation

Yu, S.; Hannum, E. Food for Thought: Poverty, Family Nutritional Environment, and Children’s Educational Performance in Rural China. Sociological Perspectives (2007) 50 (1) 53-77. [DOI: 10.1525/sop.2007.50.1.53]

Food for thought : poverty, family nutritional environment, and children’s educational performance in rural China.

Published 1 January 2007
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