Childhood Labor in India: Issues and Complexities

Autor/in	Viruru, Radhika
Titel	Childhood Labor in India: Issues and Complexities
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9 (2008) 3, S.224 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9491
DOI	10.2304/ciec.2008.9.3.224
Schlagwörter	Childrens Rights; Child Labor; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Ethics; Foreign Policy; Poverty; Sociocultural Patterns; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Child labour; Kinderarbeit; Ausland; Ethik; Außenpolitik; Armut; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Indien
Abstract	It is estimated that more than 12 million children in India under the age of 14 engage in paid labor at least part time, due mostly to economic reasons. Dominant discourses about childhood however conceptualize childhood labor not only as unethical but as exploitation. This article explored the tensions between Western notions of childhood (within which paid labor is considered taboo) and the realities of children's lives in India, arguing that childhood labor must be contextualized and understood not only as a colonial legacy but also as part of its socio-cultural context. The author argues that separating children from the world of work fosters a culture of childhood that emphasizes entitlement over participation and privileges the rights of the consumer over children's rights as citizens. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10