Freedom to be a Child
Commercial Pressures on Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12714726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Piachaud (London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-456 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-7464 • E-ISSN: 1475-3073 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1474746408004417 |
| OpenAlex | W1602317712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Children's lives have been transformed over the past century. Family incomes have increased, children lead lives that are more solitary, attitudes to childhood have changed, new products have been developed and commercial pressures on children have increased. The importance of these commercial pressures is analysed. Do children understand advertising? How is child poverty affected? How does increased materialism affect psychological well-being? The issues raised for public policy are discussed in terms of children's freedom
Affect (linguistics · Child labour · Child poverty · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Materialism · Political science · Poverty · Work (physics · Engineering · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Psychology · Social Issues and Policies
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |