Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources
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Summary: | In this paper we explore children's labor as a complex phenomenon encompassing risk factors on one hand and possible positive outcomes on the other. Based on the theory of resilience and on literature review that details children's own experiences of work, we show that children who are inserted in environments which are poor in social and physical resources may report labor as pathways to ensure their own resources to overcome adversity. Understanding children's subjective accounts of their experience permits us to see children's labor as a culturally-embedded construction. Though exploitation of children is not in the best interest of children, there is evidence that children use whatever opportunities are available, including labor, to search for the resources they need and negotiate for an identity as resilient. Implications for public policies and practices are discussed. |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resourcesChildren and AdolescentsLaborResilienceIn this paper we explore children's labor as a complex phenomenon encompassing risk factors on one hand and possible positive outcomes on the other. Based on the theory of resilience and on literature review that details children's own experiences of work, we show that children who are inserted in environments which are poor in social and physical resources may report labor as pathways to ensure their own resources to overcome adversity. Understanding children's subjective accounts of their experience permits us to see children's labor as a culturally-embedded construction. Though exploitation of children is not in the best interest of children, there is evidence that children use whatever opportunities are available, including labor, to search for the resources they need and negotiate for an identity as resilient. Implications for public policies and practices are discussed.Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2010-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722010000200005Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica v.23 n.2 2010reponame:Psicologia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGS10.1590/S0102-79722010000200005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLibório,Renata Maria CoimbraUngar,Michaeleng2010-09-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-79722010000200005Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/prc/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpprc@springeropen.com1678-71530102-7972opendoar:2010-09-16T00:00Psicologia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources Libório,Renata Maria Coimbra Children and Adolescents Labor Resilience |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Children's labour as a risky pathways to resilience: children's growth in contexts of poor resources |
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Libório,Renata Maria Coimbra |
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Libório,Renata Maria Coimbra Ungar,Michael |
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Libório,Renata Maria Coimbra Ungar,Michael |
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Children and Adolescents Labor Resilience |
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In this paper we explore children's labor as a complex phenomenon encompassing risk factors on one hand and possible positive outcomes on the other. Based on the theory of resilience and on literature review that details children's own experiences of work, we show that children who are inserted in environments which are poor in social and physical resources may report labor as pathways to ensure their own resources to overcome adversity. Understanding children's subjective accounts of their experience permits us to see children's labor as a culturally-embedded construction. Though exploitation of children is not in the best interest of children, there is evidence that children use whatever opportunities are available, including labor, to search for the resources they need and negotiate for an identity as resilient. Implications for public policies and practices are discussed. |
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