On the Fringes: How Youth Experiencing Homelessness Conceptualize Social and Economic Inequality- a Photovoice Study

Authors

Anamika Barman-Adhikari, University of DenverFollow
Jonah P. DeChants, University of Denver
Daphne M. Brydon, University of Denver
Andrea Portillo, University of Denver
Kimberly Bender, University of DenverFollow

Publication Date

2-5-2019

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Graduate School of Social Work

Keywords

Photovoice methods, Young adults, Homelessness, Social exclusion

Abstract

This study used Photovoice methods with young adults experiencing homelessness to collaboratively identify issues that are of greatest importance in an open‐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. These findings demonstrate that young people are keenly aware of the structural and macro‐level factors that have contributed to their risks of social exclusion and marginalization.

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Recommended Citation

Barman-Adhikari, A., Dechants, J. P., Brydon, D. M., Portillo, A., & Bender, K. (2019). On the fringes: How youth experiencing homelessness conceptualize social and economic inequality- a Photovoice study. Journal of Community Psychology, 47(4), 924-942. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22164