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Children as 'Being and Becomings:' Children, Childhood and Temporality
- Source :
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Children & Society . Jul 2008 22(4):303-313. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Notions of "being" and "becoming" are intrinsic to childhood research. Whilst the "being" child is seen as a social actor actively constructing "childhood," the "becoming" child is seen as an "adult in the making," lacking competencies of the "adult" that he or she will "become." However, I argue that both approaches are in themselves problematic. Instead, theorising children as "being and becomings" not only addresses the temporality of childhood that children themselves voice, but presents a conceptually realistic construction suitable to both childhood researchers and practitioners.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0951-0605
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Children & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ797543
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00110.x