Pageant Princesses and Math Whizzes: Understanding Children's Activities as a Form of Children's Work

Autor/in	Levey, Hilary
Titel	Pageant Princesses and Math Whizzes: Understanding Children's Activities as a Form of Children's Work
Quelle	In: Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 16 (2009) 2, S.195-212 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0907-5682
DOI	10.1177/0907568209104401
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Children; Relationship; Employment; Recreational Activities; After School Programs; Aesthetics; Cultural Activities; Enrichment Activities; Role; Work Environment; Social Environment; Human Capital; Social Exchange Theory; Career Development; Skill Development; Time Management; Child Safety + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Wechselbeziehung; Dienstverhältnis; Freizeitgestaltung; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Ästhetik; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; Bereicherungsprogramm; Rollen; Arbeitsmilieu; Soziales Umfeld; Humankapital; Theorie des sozialen Wandels; Berufsentwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	Organized children's activities qualify as children's work, in much the same way that school work does. Both produce transferable use value and create capital that contributes to the future production of goods and services. To illustrate this argument, this article draws on qualitative research primarily based on interviews with the parents of participants in two activities: child beauty pageants and academic enrichment classes. Despite considerable differences in the backgrounds of children who participate in these two types of activities, their parents converge in the reasons they give for enrolling their young children in these activities, and in their focus on their children's future careers and achievements. (Contains 1 table and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10