Social work and food security: Case study on the nutritional capabilities of the landfill waste pickers in South Africa

被引：7
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作者：
Schenck, Catherina J. [1 ]
Blaauw, Phillip F. [2 ]
Viljoen, Jacoba M. M. [3 ]
Swart, Elizabeth C.
机构：
[1] Univ Western Cape, Dept Social Work, Bellville, South Africa
[2] North West Univ, Sch Econ, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
[3] Univ Johannesburg, Sch Econ, Johannesburg, South Africa
来源：
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK | 2018年 / 61卷 / 04期
关键词：
Food insecurity; food security; informal employment; landfill waste pickers; nutritional capabilities; social work; unemployment;
D O I：
10.1177/0020872817742703
中图分类号：
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号：
1204 ;
摘要：
Food security (or the lack of it) has a direct impact on people's well-being and is of great concern to many disciplines. The study on which the article is based used Dreze and Sen's nutritional capability' concept as a theoretical framework to explain the food (in)security of landfill waste pickers. A cross-sectional research approach was followed, coupled with a triangulation mixed method research design. Viewing the waste pickers against the nutritional capability framework highlighted the important role that social work should play in focusing on people's capabilities within their particular context.
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页码：571 / 586
页数：16
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