Food Values and the Human Right to Food: A Sociological Analysis of Food Insecurity in Oregon
| dc.contributor.advisor | Norton, Matt | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Pelt, Craig | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-06T21:54:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-06T21:54:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-09-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Treating food as a commodity is a dominant mode of valuing food in the United States, and around the world, in which people exchange money for food. But in a world that can feed over 10-billion people why is poverty still a primary barrier to food security? This dissertation adds to the food justice and political economy literature by arguing that food insecurity will linger far into the future, despite technological advancements, because of the current food system which values food as a commodity instead of valuing food as a human right. Through an analysis of 23 semi-structured interviews with volunteers and workers in Oregon, and field research at a community garden, this dissertation highlights how even in the minds of people who advocate for food as a human right, the human right to food may only a right to people with enough money. This research illuminates how thinking of food as a money-exchange commodity builds a socially constructed wall between hungry people and abundant food. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/23714 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved. | |
| dc.subject | Community gardens | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food as a commodity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food dignity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food insecurity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food value | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hunger | en_US |
| dc.title | Food Values and the Human Right to Food: A Sociological Analysis of Food Insecurity in Oregon | |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Department of Sociology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Oregon | |
| thesis.degree.level | doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. |
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