Between Privilege and Oppression: An Intersectional Analysis of Active Transportation Experiences Among Washington D.C. Area Youth

dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Jennifer D.
dc.contributor.authorMandic, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorFryer, Craig S.
dc.contributor.authorBrachman, Micah L.
dc.contributor.authorRay, Rashawn
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-16T18:17:03Z
dc.date.available2023-11-16T18:17:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-12
dc.description.abstractThe use of active transportation (AT), such as walking, cycling, or even public transit, as a means of transport offers an opportunity to increase youth physical activity and improve health. Despite the well-known benefits of AT, there are environmental and social variables that converge on the AT experiences of low-income youth and youth of color (YOC) that have yet to be fully uncovered. This study uses an intersectional framework, largely focusing on the race-gender-class trinity, to examine youth AT within a context of transportation inequity. Theoretically guided by the Ecological Model of Active Transportation, focus groups were completed with two groups of girls (15 participants) and two groups of boys (nine participants) ranging between the ages of 12–15 years who lived within the Washington D.C. area. This research found race, gender, and class to be inhibitors of AT for both boys and girls, but with more pronounced negative influences on girls.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081313
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/9jvx-sgg4
dc.identifier.citationRoberts, J.D.; Mandic, S.; Fryer, C.S.; Brachman, M.L.; Ray, R. Between Privilege and Oppression: An Intersectional Analysis of Active Transportation Experiences Among Washington D.C. Area Youth. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1313.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/31423
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSchool of Public Healthen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtKinesiologyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectactive transportation
dc.subjectPEAT Study
dc.subjecttransportation inequity
dc.subjectyouth of color
dc.titleBetween Privilege and Oppression: An Intersectional Analysis of Active Transportation Experiences Among Washington D.C. Area Youth
dc.typeArticle
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