The Mexican Child
From Work with the Family to Paid Employment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3109557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marguerite Bey (Centre de Recherche de L'iedes, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-299 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09075682030103003 |
| OpenAlex | W2046264612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article considers the role of work in the socialization of children who grow up in conditions of extreme poverty. It is based on research among families of seasonal migrant agricultural labourers from the south of Mexico coming to work in the north of the country. As this is one of the few options open to these peasant families, the article argues that it also represents an effective form of socialization that enables children to prepare for their future. The article discusses the conditions surrounding the children's work and schooling, whether the minimum age of employment should be enforced and raised from 8 to 14 years, and presents the dilemma of whether it is best for children to pursue waged labour or school education
Child labour · Development economics · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Peasant · Political science · Poverty · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Education in Rural Contexts
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Children as a Reserve Labor Force
Children as Laborers
Childhood
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Passive victims or empowered actors
The Cherished Conceits of Research with Children
Migrant childhoods and schooling in India
Doing it right?’
Negotiating Migrant Identities
Embedding the Global Womb
Children’s Perspectives on their Economic Activity as a Pathway to Resilience
The state of child labor protections in 193 countries
Learning and earning
Le Programme Social Progresa- Oportunidades Au Mexique
Ce qu'il en coûte aux pauvres de bénéficier des CCTP
Reproducing Life And Labor
Giving Voice to Children's Voices
Children as a Reserve Labor Force
| Citations per year | 0.95 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |