On the fringes: How youth experiencing homelessness conceptualize social and economic inequality-A Photovoice study

Authors

Barman-Adhikari, A., DeChants, J. P., D, M. B., Portillo, A., Bender, K.

Type
Journal Article
Year published
2019
Journal
Journal of Community Psychology
Title

On the fringes: How youth experiencing homelessness conceptualize social and economic inequality-A Photovoice study

Volume and issue

47, 4

Abstract

This article describes a study that uses an innovative method to translate how youth experience homelessness and view social inequality. This study used Photovoice methods with young adults experiencing homelessness to collaboratively identify issues that are of greatest importance in an openā€ended, exploratory, and inductive manner. Participants selected two concepts to focus their inquiry: freedom and prosperity. Within these concepts, participants discussed nature as a source of inspiration, a desire to better themselves and to change their situations, and passion for contributing to social change by exposing economic inequality and raising awareness about homelessness. (author abstract modified)