The situation of children abandoned by adults, in foundling homes, sleeping rough in the streets, in refugee camps, and in other circumstances, attracts much political and journalistic attention, but surprisingly little from social scientists. As the editors of this volume point out, there is therefore not enough said about the varieties of experiences summarized as "abandonment." Nor has enough effort been put into studying the perspectives of children themselves on their situation. Situating the discourse on child abandonment in the more general field of debate on children, both historical and ethnographic, this book attempts to show that the presentations of "abandoned" children tend to take for granted ethnocentric ideas about what children can and should do, and about what their relationship should be with adults.
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..."rich,empirically based collection of papers...by providing rich, empirical reporting from a variety of perspectives, this book tells us about much more than "abandonments and orphanhoods," it also challenges us to consider a much broader spectrum of thinking about childhood itself." Anthropolgy & Education Quarterly
"...a fascinating collection of papers that is highly recommended for anyone interested in child welfare from both academic and practical perspectives." Critical Sociology
"...Abandoned Children is an extremely thought-provoking book..." Contemporary Psychology
"...a fascinating collection of papers that is highly recommended for anyone interested in child welfare from both academic and practical perspectives." Critical Sociology
"...Abandoned Children is an extremely thought-provoking book..." Contemporary Psychology
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The situation of abandoned children attracts surprisingly little attention from social scientists. Not enough is said about the varieties of 'abandonment' experiences, and few have studied the perspectives of the children themselves. This book attempts to show that the presentations of 'abandoned' children tend to take for granted ethnocentric ideas about what children can and should do, and about what their relationship should be with adults. The range of historical and ethnographic case studies illustrate the need to contextualise their position in particular cultural situations.
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To a casual observer, children who languish in foundling institutions, sleep rough on the streets of crowded urban centres or find themselves confined to refugee camps appear to all intents and purposes abandoned, either by their parents or by society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foundling home officials, foundling system, foundling home system, foundling care, anonymous abandonment, protracted exile, permanent homelessness, squatter children, homeless street children, infant abandonment, child abandonment, child gathering, foundling homes, separated children, family tracing, substitute families, unaccompanied children, sharecropper families Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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To a casual observer, children who languish in foundling institutions, sleep rough on the streets of crowded urban centres or find themselves confined to refugee camps appear to all intents and purposes abandoned, either by their parents or by society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foundling home officials, foundling system, foundling home system, foundling care, anonymous abandonment, protracted exile, permanent homelessness, squatter children, homeless street children, infant abandonment, child abandonment, child gathering, foundling homes, separated children, family tracing, substitute families, unaccompanied children, sharecropper families Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Baan Nua, Cambridge University Press, Democratic Army, Save the Children Fund, Latin America, University of California Press, United Nations, World War, Amnesty International, Western Europe, Falmer Press, Casa da Roda, Oxford University Press, Rio de Janeiro, United States, Beacon Press, Clarendon Press, Communist Party, Penguin Books, Sociological Study of Childhood, Bologna Foundling Database, Contemporary Issues, East European, Ideas Forum New!
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- Kindness of Strangers by John Boswell on 6 pages
- Biosocial Perspectives on Children (Biosocial Society Symposium Series) by Catherine Panter-Brick in Front Matter, page 24, and page 25
- Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary Issues in the Sociological Study of Childhood by Allison James on page 144, page 159, and page 212
- Mothers of Misery: Child Abandonment in Russia by David L. Ransel on page 39, page 56, and page 90
- The Reasoning Criminal: Rational Choice Perspectives on Offending (Research in Criminology) by Derek B. Cornish on page 143, and page 144
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- Culture, Biology, and Anthropological Demography (New Perspectives on Anthropological and Social Demography) by Eric Abella Roth on 5 pages
- A History of Childhood: Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times (Themes in History) by Colin Heywood on 4 pages
- A History of Childhood: Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times (Themes in History) by Colin Heywood in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Russia's Abandoned Children: An Intimate Understanding by Clementine K. Fujimura on page 51, page 54, and Back Matter
- The Kinning of Foreigners: Transnational Adoption in a Global Perspective by Signe Howell on page 47, and Back Matter
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