"Poor Children "Know Their Place
Perceptions of Poverty, Class, and Public Messages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5789623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Weinger (Western Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | Western Michigan University - DIGITAL COMMONS (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.2490 |
| OpenAlex | W604065547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 9 |
This qualitative study hears and clarifies some of the voices of children concerning how they feel their lives are circumscribed by living in poverty, by public messages about the poor, and by their views of their socioeconomic status. Twenty-four children between the ages of 5-12 years were interviewed using snapshots of different economic level homes in order to capture their uncensored responses. Findings reveal that the children view poverty as a deprivation, perceive societal messages as disparaging of the poor, and have some difficulty holding on to positive views of themselves. These children's thoughts about the realities of their lives helped to shape suggestions for social work practice
Culture of poverty · Social deprivation · Children's Rights and Participation · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development
Elementary School Children's Reasoning About Social Class
Better to Grow Up Poor in a Richer Place? Social Housing, Neighbourhood Comparisons, and English Teenagers’ Well-Being
“A Student Wrote on my arm Because They Knew I was Unhoused and Could not Shower”
The Poor Are Perceived to Be Dirty and a Disease Risk
Princesses and paupers
Children's dimensions of poverty
Perceptions of Household Income and Subjective Well-Being of Children in China
Children’s Perceptions of Poverty
Don't skip class
Class is in session
Higher education helps single mothers become effective role models
An Exploration of the Triarchic Model of Poverty
Benign Inequality
Socializing Policy Feedback
They will look at the shoes and make fun of them”
Family economic hardship and children’s behavioral and socio-emotional outcomes in middle childhood
We're not rich, but we're definitely not poor
Young children's stereotype endorsement about people in poverty
The Development of Stereotypes About the Rich and Poor
Escaping Poverty and Securing Middle Class Status
White and Black American children's implicit intergroup bias
Cognitive and behavioral distancing from the poor
Cognitive aspects of young children's experience of economic disadvantage
How Do Children Self-Locate Themselves in the Social Hierarchy? Educationally Homogamous Parents, Working Mothers, and Children's Subjective Social Status
Identity Processes in Poor Adolescents
Families in Poverty in the 1990s
Urban Poverty and the Family Context of Delinquency
The Impact of Economic Hardship on Black Families and Children
Long-term poverty and child development in the United States
Child maltreatment as a social problem
Death by poverty, arms, or moral numbness
Poverty and early childhood parenting
Economic Deprivation and Early Childhood Development
Poverty, Parenting, and Children's Mental Health
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |