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A will of their own : cross-cultural perspectives on working children

"Children's work is neither simply a relic of bygone times nor a feature of so-called backward societies. It is, in fact, currently on the increase - in a number of different ways - in all parts of the world, including the affluent countries of Europe and North America, and is closely linked to the processes of globalization. This book endeavours to understand working children, and their ways of living and acting, from their own perspective. Particular attention is paid to children's own experiences and hopes, especially their attempts to articulate themselves in public and to fight together against exploitation and discrimination."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
Zed Books, London, ©2004
Cross-cultural studies
xi, 321 pages ; 23 cm
9781842773482, 9781842773499, 1842773488, 1842773496
52773635
Introduction
Working children's movements in Africa, Latin America and Asia
Children's work from the perspective of social research: an international stock-taking
The working child has a will of its own: subject-oriented and participative research on children's work in Latin America
Childhood and work in non-Western cultures: the fruits of ethnological and anthropological research
Working children in Europe: loss or new perspectives of childhood?
Working children and adolescents in the USA: juggling school and work
Work and play in the lives of children: reflections on an unfortunate separation and possible connections
The economic exploitation of children: towards a subject-oriented praxis
How working children resist exploitation and strive to share in decisions about their work: experiences and examples from various continents and periods
Ways to self-determined children's work? The significance and problems of educationally conceived work projects
Thoughts on a subject-oriented theory of working children
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