Week 12: Violence:
Abuse, Poverty & War
Sociology 201-02: Children & Society
Fall 1997
Corsaro. Chapter 10: The Social Problems of Children (pp.
207-252)
James & Prout. Glauser, Benno."Street Children: Deconstruction a
concept" (pp. 145-164)
James & Prout. Kitzinger, Jenny."Who are You Kidding? Children,
Power and the Struggle Against Sexual Abuse" (pp. 165-189)
Nov 10 Professor James D. Wright on Street Children in Honduras
Noz 12 Quiz 10 / Child Welfare & Protection
Nov 14 Childhoods in War Zones
- What are some porblems in defining "children of the street"?
- How have social workers, project activists, and policy makers treated
the issue of street children?
- How does the social construction of children as powerless victims
affect mainstream child sexual abuse rhetoric? How might such rhetoric be
changed to empower children?
- What strategies does Kitzinger suggest child abuse activists should
employ?
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