Pure as the angels, wise as the dead

Perceptions of infants' agency in a Zambian community

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3104166
AutoresSesilie Smørholm (0000-0001-5428-3067, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen23
Número3
Páginas348-361
Fecha de publicación2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568216644032
OpenAlexW2526370234
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas32

This article is focused on concepts of agency in relation to unborn and newly born babies in a Zambian community. Through an exploration of local perceptions of unborn and newly born babies' spirituality and personhood, as well as their developing bodies, I problematize dominating theoretical definitions of children's agency. The article calls for more relational assessments of children's agencies that not only focus on children as independent social actors in their own right but also integrate experiences of dependency and vulnerability

Focus group · Perception · Personhood · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology