Kid power, inequalities and intergenerational relations / Clara Rübner Jørgensen and Michael Wyness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jørgensen, Clara Rübner, author.

Wyness, Michael G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Social conditions.

Children.

Children and adults.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2021.

Summary:

Contemporary understandings of inter-generational relations assume that the balance of power has shifted from adults towards children in recent years. The rise of children's rights, the trend towards more child-centred pedagogies and practices within schools and the incorporation of children within a global free market as consumers have all been interpreted as the loss of adult power and the consequent growth of kid power. This book critically examines these ideas and reframes the zero-sum conceptions of power implicit within such assumptions. It draws on Lukes' three dimensions of power and Foucault's theory of power and knowledge in advancing the view that kid power is inter-generational, multi-dimensional and distributed variably across the child population. The book illustrates this theory through children's political activism, their digital power and the varied roles they play within their families and communities. The book also offers a brief re-examination of kid power within the current context of Covid-19.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half-Title

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Intro, Section1-2

Introduction

Why This Book?

Contents of the Book

Section 1 The 'Problem' of Kid Power

Chapter 1 Power and Children

What Is 'Power'? The Three-Dimensional View

Instruments and Mechanisms of Power

Generational Power

Generational power as abnormal

Generation and gender power

Generation as a meta-theory

Agency and Empowerment

Conclusion

Chapter 2 Global Rights and Kid Power

Children's Rights and Power

Reservations

Political rights

Children's Rights and Participation

Participation and Regulation

Participation and Change

Inequality and the Distribution of Participatory Rights

The distribution of children's rights

Chapter 3 Child-Centredness, Schooling and Kid Power

Child-Centred Pedagogy

Child-Centred Practices

Pedagogical Approaches and Global Variation

Early years' education in Reggio Emilia

Child-Centredness as a Form of Control

Child-Centredness and Inequality

Chapter 4 The Loss of Adult Power?

Adulthood, Technology and the Global Market

The global market and the mediating roles of parents

State Intervention and the Decline of Parenthood

Tripartite relations and children's participation

Power, punishment and parenting

Loss of Adult Power - Children's Narratives

Section 2 Reconstructing Kid Power

Chapter 5 Family, Generation and Mediation

Family Restructuring and Post-divorce Families

Children mediating separated parents

Mediating family poverty

Child Migrants and Mediation

Mediation and Child-Headed Households

Discussion and Conclusion

Chapter 6 The Internet, Social Media and Kid Power

Children, the Internet and Social Media Use.

Social Connectivity

Political and Community Networks

Children's Consumption in the Context of the Internet and Social Media

Diversity of Children's Online Experiences

Intergenerational Issues

Conclusion: Children's Use of the Internet and Social Media through a Power Lens

Chapter 7 Children's Community Action

Case 1: Children's Involvement in School Councils

Who gets to have a say in school councils?

Changes to practice? Power as decision-making, non-decision-making and prevention of grievances

Case 2: Children Striking from School for the Climate

The power dimensions of climate strikes

The power of strikes - changing the actions of others

Case 3: Working Children's Movements

Dimensions of power of working children's movements

Working children's unions and intergenerational relations

Decision-Making, Agenda-Setting and Dominant Regimes of Truth

Three-dimensional power

Childhood diversity and inequality

The potential of intergenerational alliances

Chapter 8 The Power of Children's Participation and Involvement in Research

Unequal Power Relations between Children and Adults in the Research Encounter

'Handing Over' Power to Children

Empowerment through Research Participation and Involvement

Diversity of Children's Experiences

Intergenerational Generation of Power

Conclusion: A Model for Kid Power - Implications and Thinking Forward

Mediation and Representation

Inequalities and Material Challenges to Adult Power

Intergenerational Dialogue

Postscript: Covid-19

End Matter

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785277726

1785277723

9781785277719

1785277715

OCLC:

1253750278