Separate, Not Equal: Exploring Food Insecurity and Health

Abstract

This project helps students gain a sociological understanding of food insecurity and health. Students participate in an immersive experience, exploring local grocery stores in Cincinnati. The goal of this activity is to help students use scholarship, interactive mapping tools, and experiential learning to understand how food insecurity contributes to...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Medical Sociology, Public Policy, Race, Class and Gender

Resource Type(s):

Assessment, Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 100, College 200, College 300

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

This project is best facilitated as a culminating project for a sociology of health and illness course; however, the project can be modified for incorporation into any intro to sociology, social problems, or inequality course. This learning experience is grounded in sociology, however, the foundational literature used to guide students’ exploration of...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Learning Objective
   1. Understand the relationship between food insecurity and health outcomes within their community (Knowledge Integration, Effective Communication and Social Responsibility).
   2. Analyze sociological explanations of food insecurity and its implications for public health and sociology (Critical Thinking and Effective...

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Learning is measured using a final culumulating presentation. This assessment measures learning by examining a presentation, paper, or other creative avenue of the student's choosing. Instructors find it easiest to measure learning via a final presentation or reflection paper; however, the mechanism by which students present their learning can be altered...