Families under the microscope
Parallels between the young carers debate of the 1990s and the transformation of childhood in the late nineteenth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14896355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Olsen (0000-0001-8178-3972, Community Care, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 384-394 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1099-0860(200011)14:5<384::aid-chi599>3.0.co;2-g |
| OpenAlex | W4254413670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Existing analysis and discussion about young carers—children caring for ill or disabled family members—has been limited in scope, concentrating on narrow policy and service issues. In this paper, I attempt to introduce a more historical perspective to these debates, by comparing responses to the issue of young caring in the 1990s to resistance encountered in the implementation of child labour and education reforms towards the end of the nineteenth century. I discuss the parallel ways in which the quality of childhood for some children became problematised without sufficient recognition of the limited choices that some families face. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Developmental psychology · Economics · Face (sociological concept) · Parallels · Perspective (graphical) · Scope (computer science) · Social science · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |