The 2003 War in Iraq

An ecological analysis of American and Northern Irish children's perceptions

Bibliographic Data

ID3104137
AuthorsMaureen Blankemeyer (Kent State University), Kathleen Walker (0000-0003-1910-0055, Kent State University), Erika Svitak (Hospice of the Western Reserve)
Year2009
Volume16
Issue2
Pages229-246
Publication date2009-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568209104403
OpenAlexW2057020076
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited24

This research incorporated an ecological approach to examine American and Northern Irish children's understanding of the 2003 war in Iraq and the sources of information from which they acquired that understanding. Responses to interviews indicated that the children from the two countries had some common conceptions of and sources of information about the war. However, American and Northern Irish children also differed on several items, suggesting that the macrosystem (e.g. sociopolitical context) plays an important role in children's conceptions of the war. Additionally, the exosystem (media) also played an integral role, as did the microsystem (parents), although to a lesser extent

Archaeology · Criminology · Geography · Irish · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security

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