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Adults talk too much

Intergenerational dialogue and power in the Peruvian movement of working children

Bibliographic Data

ID3103565
AuthorsJessica K Taft (0000-0002-5267-8089, University of California, Santa Cruz, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue4
Pages460-473
Publication date2015-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568214555148
OpenAlexW2090555368
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited29

Recent work on children's participatory rights has suggested the need to pay attention to adult-child relationships and foster intergenerational dialogue. Drawing on ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews with the Peruvian movement of working children, this article explores the ambiguous and complex status of adult voice in organizations that have taken up children's participation. The ideal of egalitarian intergenerational collaboration is incredibly difficult to implement given the broader social context of age-based inequality. Despite good intentions and a deep commitment to children's agency and authority, adults and children in this movement continue to replicate deeply structured patterns of behavior that give adults greater power

Citizen journalism · Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Inequality · Political science · Power structure · Social science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year3,9
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 35

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