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Doing adulthood in childhood research

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ID3394424
AuthorsBarbro Johansson (University of Gothenburg), Barbro B Johansson (University of Gothenburg, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume19
Issue1
Pages101-114
Publication date2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568211408362
OpenAlexW2084855778
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited25

Since age and generation first started to be problematized, the focus has been on childhood, while adulthood has attracted less attention. In this article four examples are presented of how adulthood is constructed within the specific context of childhood research. Taking the departure in Deleuzian and actor network theories, four examples are given of subjectivites that emerge in specific events, where humans as well as non-humans are active agents: the 'adult-in-charge', the 'adult-included-in-commonality', the 'incompetent child' and the 'adult-as-other'. It is argued that there are always the possibilities of, on the one hand, performing the expected acts and, on the other hand, escaping from a stable and restricted adult subjectivity

Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Epistemology · Life course approach · Sociology · Subjectivity · Young adult · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · History · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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Citations per year0,49
Citation span1969 - 2026 (58)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 24
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