The Stigmatization of Hunger: The Impact of Social Stigma on Arkansas Youths’ Food Security

<p>In Arkansas, 26.3% of children are food insecure, meaning they do not have enough or lack the ability to obtain enough food for adequate nutrition (Miller 2019). In recent years, a new phenomenon has been taking place called lunch shaming where children are sometimes forced to wear signs or handstamps that say the child’s lunch account is overdue. This research analyzes how the media frames food insecurity and how perceived social stigmas affect a student’s willingness to seek out help when struggling with food security. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Journalism (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Thompson, Emily

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Wells, Rob

Contributors dc:contributor

• McCaffrey, Raymond
• Barnum, Justin A.

• Hunger
• Journalism
• Media coverage
• Poverty
• Social stigmas
• Critical and Cultural Studies
• Food Security
• Journalism Studies
• Mass Communication

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3707

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uark.edu:etd-5257