Sandy Hobbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 5380816 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandy Hobbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandy |
| FAMILY NAME | Hobbs |
| SIGNATURE | HOBBS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of Scotland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The economic exploitation of child workers in the United Kingdom
Minimum wages legislation in the United Kingdom applies to those aged 16 years or older. Evidence is presented that children believe that their wage levels should be 'fair'. On one hand, such views have emerged from focus groups of working children. On the other, various pressure groups representing young people are seeking to establish fair payment to child workers. It is argued that the government, trade unions and other bodies have failed to a…
The Risks Faced by Adolescent Workers in the United Kingdom
Most young people in the United Kingdom undertake some kind of part-time employment before they reach the minimum school-leaving age. The United Kingdom claims to protect this group of workers and meet its obligations under Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by legislation. Research clearly shows that the system is ineffective and fails to adequately protect young workers. Empirical investigations indicate that…
The Global Grapevine: Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter
New Perspectives on School Students' Part-time Work
Most British school students now work part-time but part-time working remains a contested issue, especially in relation to its impact on school performance. This article suggests that the debate needs to be widened and that much of the discussion appears to consider school students' part-time work as if it were the only source of out-of-school activity that might compete with school work. It aims to contribute to a wider picture by examining the …
Cultures enfantines: Universalité et diversité
Le voyageur, parfois dépaysé par l’immersion dans une autre culture, est au contraire aussitôt en terrain familier en observant un groupe d’enfants qui jouent. Pour autant, se souvient-il nécessairement des jeux de tape-mains qu’il pratiquait étant petit ? Sait-il si les enfants chantent encore « Am Stram Gram, pic et pic et colégram » quand ils « plouffent » ? Si certaines pratiques enfantines, de la cour de récréation à la rue, sont connues dep…
Exploring risks faced by child workers in Britain
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of accidents amongst child workers and to test the hypothesis that the tendency to have an accident is related to low perception of risk. Design/methodology/approach Over 700 Year 10 school students answered questionnaires concerning their experience of employment. The school students completed another questionnaire in year 11; from these 55 working children were selected to be interviewe…
Making sense of social research: How useful is the Hawthorne Effect
‘The Hawthorne Effect’ is a phrase frequently employed in textbooks and other academic discourse. It appears to have been coined over 50 years ago and alludes to the outcome of research undertaken two decades earlier. This paper seeks to elucidate how the term ‘Hawthorne Effect’ has come to be used. A variety of texts will be presented to demonstrate the many different and often contradictory meanings ascribed to the term. A consideration of Guer…
Talking about Work: School Students’ Views on their Paid Employment
Seventy 15‐year‐old students in rural and urban Scottish schools, who had previously answered questionnaires about the extent of their part‐time employment, were interviewed. Work appears to be the norm in their communities, 79 per cent having worked and most of the others anticipating working before leaving school. Although the interviewees’ accounts of their jobs give some support to those who argue that most of the paid employment school stude…
Making child employment in Britain more visible
The lack of action on child employment by the British government following the 2004 recommendations by the Better Regulation Task Force is part of a broader pattern. In 1973, the Conservative government supported, but did not enact, an Employment of Children Act. In 1998, New Labour set up an interdepartmental enquiry into child employment legislation but did not act on its findings. National legislation requires local authorities to ensure the p…
The Present and the Future of Cultural Analysis
New Sociology and Old Psychology
Brian McConnell, 1928–2004
Brian McConnell was born on 27 December 1928 on Tyneside but spent most of his childhood in and around London. After a checkered schooling, he started work at the age of fourteen on the Municipal J
Barriers to Extrapolation
Child Employment Research in Britain
The recent article by Mizen, Bolton and Pole (1999) is a welcome addition to the literature on child labour in contemporary Britain. We agree with the authors that academics have neglected this issue for too long. They are correct to highlight the need for a fuller understanding of children's motivation to work. However, there are a number of points in the article with which we disagree. In responding to it, we hope to stimulate debate on a range…
Child Labour: The View from the North
Child labour has been discussed mainly within the context of the economically underdeveloped countries. In reporting British research findings the article challenges this bias and argues that child employment is evident within the developed countries, but that it has become largely `invisible'. It is argued that by researching child workers in the developed countries, our understanding of this phenomenon globally will be enhanced. This is discuss…
Working children: The health and safety issue
Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the US, many children below the official minimum school leaving age, are working. In many cases, the work is illegal. Research in the US suggests that many working children risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain on the health and safety aspects of child labour is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for greater vigilance
Working children: The health and safety issue
Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the US, many children below the official minimum school leaving age, are working. In many cases, the work is illegal. Research in the US suggests that many working children risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain on the health and safety aspects of child labour is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for greater vigilance.
Working children: The health and safety issue
Sawney Bean, the Scottish Cannibal
Sawney Bean, patriarch of a cannibal family who robbed, killed and ate travellers, is a well known character in modern Scotland. Doubt is often expressed as to whether the story of Sawney Bean is “history” or “legend.” The paper argues that, although it may now be regarded as a popular legend, it originated in eighteenth-century English commercial publishing. Its survival is aided by the fact that it is a “good story” to tell to tourists
The emerging problem of child labour
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren: A Study of Scholars' Reactions
Les AA. etudient la maniere (dans les 110 cas rencontres) dont a ete mentionne le livre de Iona et Peter Opie « The lore and language of schoolchildren ». Si les revues consacrees aux traditions populaires ont davantage cite cet ouvrage, les revues de sciences sociales ne l'ont pas omis. Il semblerait que ce travail soit considere comme une reference par ceux qui etudient les coutumes enfantines, (trop) peu d'articles le critiquant
The Ecological Validity of Research in Social Psychology
The author reviews four books which deal with a variety of aspects of developmental social psychology. Although they vary in the extent to which they can be recommend‐ed to the reader, taken together they give reason to be pessimistic about the current activities of workers in this field
Little Albert rides again
Little Albert rides again
Child Employment Research in Britain
The recent article by Mizen, Bolton and Pole (1999) is a welcome addition to the literature on child labour in contemporary Britain. We agree with the authors that academics have neglected this issue for too long. They are correct to highlight the need for a fuller understanding of children's motivation to work. However, there are a number of points in the article with which we disagree. In responding to it, we hope to stimulate debate on a range…
Child Labour: The View from the North
Child labour has been discussed mainly within the context of the economically underdeveloped countries. In reporting British research findings the article challenges this bias and argues that child employment is evident within the developed countries, but that it has become largely `invisible'. It is argued that by researching child workers in the developed countries, our understanding of this phenomenon globally will be enhanced. This is discuss…
Making sense of social research: How useful is the Hawthorne Effect
‘The Hawthorne Effect’ is a phrase frequently employed in textbooks and other academic discourse. It appears to have been coined over 50 years ago and alludes to the outcome of research undertaken two decades earlier. This paper seeks to elucidate how the term ‘Hawthorne Effect’ has come to be used. A variety of texts will be presented to demonstrate the many different and often contradictory meanings ascribed to the term. A consideration of Guer…
Making child employment in Britain more visible
The lack of action on child employment by the British government following the 2004 recommendations by the Better Regulation Task Force is part of a broader pattern. In 1973, the Conservative government supported, but did not enact, an Employment of Children Act. In 1998, New Labour set up an interdepartmental enquiry into child employment legislation but did not act on its findings. National legislation requires local authorities to ensure the p…
The emerging problem of child labour
The economic exploitation of child workers in the United Kingdom
Minimum wages legislation in the United Kingdom applies to those aged 16 years or older. Evidence is presented that children believe that their wage levels should be 'fair'. On one hand, such views have emerged from focus groups of working children. On the other, various pressure groups representing young people are seeking to establish fair payment to child workers. It is argued that the government, trade unions and other bodies have failed to a…
New Perspectives on School Students' Part-time Work
Most British school students now work part-time but part-time working remains a contested issue, especially in relation to its impact on school performance. This article suggests that the debate needs to be widened and that much of the discussion appears to consider school students' part-time work as if it were the only source of out-of-school activity that might compete with school work. It aims to contribute to a wider picture by examining the …
Exploring risks faced by child workers in Britain
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of accidents amongst child workers and to test the hypothesis that the tendency to have an accident is related to low perception of risk. Design/methodology/approach Over 700 Year 10 school students answered questionnaires concerning their experience of employment. The school students completed another questionnaire in year 11; from these 55 working children were selected to be interviewe…
The Present and the Future of Cultural Analysis
Barriers to Extrapolation
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren: A Study of Scholars' Reactions
Les AA. etudient la maniere (dans les 110 cas rencontres) dont a ete mentionne le livre de Iona et Peter Opie « The lore and language of schoolchildren ». Si les revues consacrees aux traditions populaires ont davantage cite cet ouvrage, les revues de sciences sociales ne l'ont pas omis. Il semblerait que ce travail soit considere comme une reference par ceux qui etudient les coutumes enfantines, (trop) peu d'articles le critiquant
The Risks Faced by Adolescent Workers in the United Kingdom
Most young people in the United Kingdom undertake some kind of part-time employment before they reach the minimum school-leaving age. The United Kingdom claims to protect this group of workers and meet its obligations under Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by legislation. Research clearly shows that the system is ineffective and fails to adequately protect young workers. Empirical investigations indicate that…
Little Albert rides again
Little Albert rides again
The Ecological Validity of Research in Social Psychology
The author reviews four books which deal with a variety of aspects of developmental social psychology. Although they vary in the extent to which they can be recommend‐ed to the reader, taken together they give reason to be pessimistic about the current activities of workers in this field
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren: A Study of Scholars' Reactions
Les AA. etudient la maniere (dans les 110 cas rencontres) dont a ete mentionne le livre de Iona et Peter Opie « The lore and language of schoolchildren ». Si les revues consacrees aux traditions populaires ont davantage cite cet ouvrage, les revues de sciences sociales ne l'ont pas omis. Il semblerait que ce travail soit considere comme une reference par ceux qui etudient les coutumes enfantines, (trop) peu d'articles le critiquant
The emerging problem of child labour
Sawney Bean, the Scottish Cannibal
Sawney Bean, patriarch of a cannibal family who robbed, killed and ate travellers, is a well known character in modern Scotland. Doubt is often expressed as to whether the story of Sawney Bean is “history” or “legend.” The paper argues that, although it may now be regarded as a popular legend, it originated in eighteenth-century English commercial publishing. Its survival is aided by the fact that it is a “good story” to tell to tourists
Working children: The health and safety issue
Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the US, many children below the official minimum school leaving age, are working. In many cases, the work is illegal. Research in the US suggests that many working children risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain on the health and safety aspects of child labour is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for greater vigilance
Working children: The health and safety issue
Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the US, many children below the official minimum school leaving age, are working. In many cases, the work is illegal. Research in the US suggests that many working children risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain on the health and safety aspects of child labour is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for greater vigilance.
Working children: The health and safety issue
Child Labour: The View from the North
Child labour has been discussed mainly within the context of the economically underdeveloped countries. In reporting British research findings the article challenges this bias and argues that child employment is evident within the developed countries, but that it has become largely `invisible'. It is argued that by researching child workers in the developed countries, our understanding of this phenomenon globally will be enhanced. This is discuss…
Child Employment Research in Britain
The recent article by Mizen, Bolton and Pole (1999) is a welcome addition to the literature on child labour in contemporary Britain. We agree with the authors that academics have neglected this issue for too long. They are correct to highlight the need for a fuller understanding of children's motivation to work. However, there are a number of points in the article with which we disagree. In responding to it, we hope to stimulate debate on a range…
New Sociology and Old Psychology
Brian McConnell, 1928–2004
Brian McConnell was born on 27 December 1928 on Tyneside but spent most of his childhood in and around London. After a checkered schooling, he started work at the age of fourteen on the Municipal J
Barriers to Extrapolation
The Present and the Future of Cultural Analysis
Talking about Work: School Students’ Views on their Paid Employment
Seventy 15‐year‐old students in rural and urban Scottish schools, who had previously answered questionnaires about the extent of their part‐time employment, were interviewed. Work appears to be the norm in their communities, 79 per cent having worked and most of the others anticipating working before leaving school. Although the interviewees’ accounts of their jobs give some support to those who argue that most of the paid employment school stude…
Making child employment in Britain more visible
The lack of action on child employment by the British government following the 2004 recommendations by the Better Regulation Task Force is part of a broader pattern. In 1973, the Conservative government supported, but did not enact, an Employment of Children Act. In 1998, New Labour set up an interdepartmental enquiry into child employment legislation but did not act on its findings. National legislation requires local authorities to ensure the p…
Making sense of social research: How useful is the Hawthorne Effect
‘The Hawthorne Effect’ is a phrase frequently employed in textbooks and other academic discourse. It appears to have been coined over 50 years ago and alludes to the outcome of research undertaken two decades earlier. This paper seeks to elucidate how the term ‘Hawthorne Effect’ has come to be used. A variety of texts will be presented to demonstrate the many different and often contradictory meanings ascribed to the term. A consideration of Guer…
Exploring risks faced by child workers in Britain
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of accidents amongst child workers and to test the hypothesis that the tendency to have an accident is related to low perception of risk. Design/methodology/approach Over 700 Year 10 school students answered questionnaires concerning their experience of employment. The school students completed another questionnaire in year 11; from these 55 working children were selected to be interviewe…
Cultures enfantines: Universalité et diversité
Le voyageur, parfois dépaysé par l’immersion dans une autre culture, est au contraire aussitôt en terrain familier en observant un groupe d’enfants qui jouent. Pour autant, se souvient-il nécessairement des jeux de tape-mains qu’il pratiquait étant petit ? Sait-il si les enfants chantent encore « Am Stram Gram, pic et pic et colégram » quand ils « plouffent » ? Si certaines pratiques enfantines, de la cour de récréation à la rue, sont connues dep…
The Global Grapevine: Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter
New Perspectives on School Students' Part-time Work
Most British school students now work part-time but part-time working remains a contested issue, especially in relation to its impact on school performance. This article suggests that the debate needs to be widened and that much of the discussion appears to consider school students' part-time work as if it were the only source of out-of-school activity that might compete with school work. It aims to contribute to a wider picture by examining the …
The Risks Faced by Adolescent Workers in the United Kingdom
Most young people in the United Kingdom undertake some kind of part-time employment before they reach the minimum school-leaving age. The United Kingdom claims to protect this group of workers and meet its obligations under Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by legislation. Research clearly shows that the system is ineffective and fails to adequately protect young workers. Empirical investigations indicate that…
The economic exploitation of child workers in the United Kingdom
Minimum wages legislation in the United Kingdom applies to those aged 16 years or older. Evidence is presented that children believe that their wage levels should be 'fair'. On one hand, such views have emerged from focus groups of working children. On the other, various pressure groups representing young people are seeking to establish fair payment to child workers. It is argued that the government, trade unions and other bodies have failed to a…
Psychology (13 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (6 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works)