Of Routine Consideration: 'Civilising' Children's Bodies via Food Events in Swedish and English Early Childhood Settings

Autor/inn/en	Albon, Deborah; Hellman, Anette
Titel	Of Routine Consideration: 'Civilising' Children's Bodies via Food Events in Swedish and English Early Childhood Settings
Quelle	In: Ethnography and Education, 14 (2019) 2, S.153-169 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745 -7823
DOI	10.1080/17457823.2017.1422985
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Food; Play; Child Behavior; Human Body; Dining Facilities; Preschool Children; Cross Cultural Studies; Peer Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Eating Habits; Discipline; Sweden; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ethnografie; Ausland; Lebensmittel; Spiel; Menschlicher Körper; Mensa; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Peer-Beziehungen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Disziplin; Schweden
Abstract	Inspired initially by Elias's (1994) work on 'civilising processes', this article draws on a project in which an English and a Swedish researcher examines ethnographic data on mealtimes from two of their respective studies undertaken in early childhood settings. Despite the differing contexts, the data show a marked similarity in the way children's bodies become subject to 'civilising' during mealtimes. The article contends that mealtimes are times of the day when young children's bodies are subject to a high degree of disciplining when compared to the 'free' play elements of the day. Using the concept of 'over-civilising', we explore these processes, which are underpinned by a pervasive construction of young children's bodies as 'unruly', in need of 'civilising' and bringing under control. Whilst this impacts on how educators are 'expected' to manage mealtimes in their settings, the data show how children negotiate, appropriate and resist these 'body rules'. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01