This research article focuses on the coupling of geographic information system (GIS) technologies with ethnographic data, an approach we refer to as geo-ethnography. The data used here were gathered in an ongoing, multi-site study of low-income families and their children. Throughout our work, the goals have been to think creatively about how GIS can be used in welfare research, to stretch the ...

Designing information resources that actually meet the information needs of individuals requires detailed knowledge of these needs. This poses a challenge for developers. Because the meaning of particular terms can vary by field, professional knowledge differs to some extent in different disciplines, and the questions that people ask assume a certain amount of unarticulated background knowledge...

Often, food practices are evaluated in terms of their healthiness or lack thereof, but fulfilling based on other values and influenced by family members’ capabilities overlooked. This study analyses families with low socio-economic status, aims to explain how households come prioritise one practice over another. We conducted an ethnographic using the capability approach as analytical framework....