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{"title":"Rebels in their own job: How digging into a municipal mystery turned invited youth participation in an urban planning process into uninvited activism","authors":"Aina Landsverk Hagen,&nbsp;Bjørk Brøndmo Engerbakk,&nbsp;Sara Berge Lorenzen,&nbsp;Ingrid M. Tolstad","doi":"10.1111/chso.12820","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12820","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Youth participation has become an important mechanism in many aspects of society, research and democratic institutions and in urban planning specifically. Yet, the ideal of participation often collides with the realities of planning as practice. In this article, we outline the halting process of transforming an old villa owned by the municipality into a youth house, and how youth trained as co-researchers transitioned from being invited participants to becoming uninvited activists wanting to hold decision-makers accountable for the delay. The empirical findings from Oslo, Norway highlight the complex <i>processes</i> of ‘thick’ participation practices to strengthen local democracy building.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12820","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139375017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child sexual abuse in Ghana: A multi-methods exploratory study","authors":"Garnet Linda Naa Adukwei Acquaye,&nbsp;Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie,&nbsp;Joana Salifu Yendork,&nbsp;Kwaku Oppong Asante","doi":"10.1111/chso.12830","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12830","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using a qualitative multi-methods approach, this study explored the offence, survivor and perpetrator characteristics, and the lived experiences of child and adolescent survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) in Ghana. We analysed the contents of local media reports of CSA cases from January 2015 to December 2020 in Ghana, after which we conducted semi-structured interviews involving five female child and adolescent survivors of CSA. The media content analysis identified 529 eligible reports involving female (<i>n</i> = 516) and male (<i>n</i> = 13) survivors aged 11–18 years who knew the perpetrators. The perpetrators were all-male youth and middle-aged adults employed in low-income status occupations. Defilement was the most reported sexual offence; the survivors were more likely to come from single-parent families experiencing poverty and economic hardship. The perpetrators employed multiple methods to coerce and elicit compliance from their victims: confidence approaches, violence (blitz methods) and gifts. Content analysis showed that most of the survivors attributed their victimisation to family poverty and dysfunctional parent–child relationships. These findings underscore a need to develop prevention strategies that empower young females and males to identify, escape or avoid (potential) sexual predators and encourage reporting and disclosure of CSA victimisation to formal support institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139061934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coming of age in a pandemic era: The interdependence of life spheres through the lens of social integration of care leavers in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Victor Fernandes,&nbsp;Anta Niang,&nbsp;Rosita Vargas Diaz,&nbsp;Martin Goyette","doi":"10.1111/chso.12829","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12829","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected care leavers in Quebec, a social group already facing obstacles to social integration. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 48 participants and analysed through Castel's zones of vulnerability model. Results suggest that youth who entered the pandemic with more vulnerabilities were more affected by it in all dimensions of their lives. However, results also suggest that the presence of a strong social support network protects even the most vulnerable ones from being overly afflicted, highlighting the importance of interventions that reinforce care leaver's social support network during times of crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12829","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139026774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Doing and undoing gendered racism with racialized girls: A school-based youth participatory action research study","authors":"Leila Angod","doi":"10.1111/chso.12826","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12826","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explores the ethics and transformative potential of youth participatory action research (yPAR) using data from a 2-year school-based yPAR study at an elite, independent school in Toronto, Canada. I use discourse analysis to show how school-based yPAR with racialized girls intensified their experiences of gendered racism, shaping the research in a circular fashion. I demonstrate how youth researchers' strategies for counteracting this intensification contradicted the project's critical race feminist investments. This study concludes that yPAR facilitators must address the potential/actual harm of youth researchers' involvement in yPAR as part of the research process.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12826","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138716000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘We live here and play here, we should have a say’: An exploration of children's perceptions of place-making in the Market community, Belfast","authors":"Benedict McAteer,&nbsp;Emma Loudon,&nbsp;Kathryn Higgins","doi":"10.1111/chso.12827","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12827","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Children learn through interaction with their surroundings, meaning that their experiences of place directly contribute to their personal development. Despite this, the needs of the youth are rarely factored into development plans. This is a major obstacle to the sustainable and inclusive development of places. Examining potential pathways to correct this issue, this paper presents the findings of research conducted with young people from the Market area of Belfast. The research engaged with two groups (<i>n</i> = 11) in a participatory investigation of how young people engage with the built environment. Using several participatory methods, including narrative walkabouts, mapping exercises and semi-structured group interviews, the children engaged as co-researchers. We link to idea of ‘third places’ to frame our analysis, demonstrating how children in the Market community have strong opinions of how space is, and should be, designed and managed. We reveal interesting dynamics regarding the children's perceived exclusion from the city centre and concerns about how poor planning is harming their community's public health. We conclude by reflecting upon some of the children's proposed solutions, as well as by presenting two outcomes of our study that hint at the potential future role of young people in co-designing the built environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12827","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138715862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An ethnographic fieldwork: The role of school shows in the reproduction of gender inequalities in Turkey","authors":"Ayşe Yılmaz","doi":"10.1111/chso.12822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12822","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the processes of creating school shows in primary schools in Turkey and examines how teachers reinforce particular gendered constructions of femininity and masculinity through children's bodies in the making of these performances. Drawing on the insights from the sociology of the body within childhood research, the article is based on an ethnography conducted in a costume shop in Istanbul where teachers rent costumes for the shows, as well as interviews with teachers preparing the shows and observations made during the performances. The research reveals that the shows perpetuate gender norms and stereotypes while reproducing inequalities.","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138581720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What can I do for my community? Contributing to the promotion of civic engagement through participatory methodologies: The case of young people from border regions of mainland Portugal","authors":"Nicolas Martins da Silva,&nbsp;Sofia Marques da Silva","doi":"10.1111/chso.12824","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12824","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explains how participatory approaches can promote civic engagement among young people, resulting from their active involvement in the research process, namely identifying their communities' priorities and problems. Five project-building sessions were held with young people from five contexts located in the border regions of mainland Portugal. The data supporting this article were collected during sessions dedicated to identifying and exploring community-based problems and priorities and designing projects to address those local challenges. The results show the importance of contextualising young people's experiences and priorities, here related to their own community and its well-being and development. It is here that using participatory methodologies can create opportunities for young people to participate in processes of community change.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138566778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transitional support interventions for care leavers: A scoping review","authors":"Julie Feather,&nbsp;Dan Allen,&nbsp;Rhian Crompton,&nbsp;Zoey Jones,&nbsp;Angela Christiansen,&nbsp;Gavin Butler","doi":"10.1111/chso.12825","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12825","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and map knowledge on different types of transitional support interventions currently available to support transition to independent living for care leavers. An extensive search using four research databases was undertaken, resulting in 36 relevant articles for inclusion. Findings were organised thematically into four broad areas: (1) Extended care; (2) A Helping Relationship; (3) Family; and (4) Employment, Education and Training. Findings show that offering a combination of targeted interventions can contribute to a more successful transition. Effective relationship-based practices are critical to the success of transitional support interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12825","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138566578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Russian fathers' involvement in childcare, children's education and housework during the COVID-19 lockdown","authors":"Oxana Mikhaylova,&nbsp;Elizaveta Sivak","doi":"10.1111/chso.12823","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12823","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study attempts to determine whether the increasing need for parental assistance with schooling and the improved options for this owing to remote work had an impact on fathers' involvement in childcare, children's education and housework during the COVID-19 lockdown. We make use of information from a May 2020 online poll of 1359 Russian mothers. Using binary logistic regression, we examine the links between fathers' work schedules, the need for additional school support for children and an increase in father involvement. We compare father involvement in children's education and childcare before and during the lockdown. Our findings partially corroborate the ‘needs exposure’ theory, which holds that greater awareness of family needs can boost fathers' engagement. Furthermore, they emphasize that, given the high likelihood of upcoming pandemics and other crises affecting family life, considerable steps should be taken to promote gender equality in the family and the workplace. Such actions might be advantageous for the health of both parents and children.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138545148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The culture trap: Ethnic expectations and unequal schooling for Black youthBy Derron Wallace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, pp. 296. £74.00. ISBN: 9780197531464","authors":"Garth Stahl","doi":"10.1111/chso.12821","DOIUrl":"10.1111/chso.12821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth</i> by Derron Wallace is a provocative, cohesive and deeply engrossing monograph. It is a powerful—and at times confronting—story which makes an important contribution to the scholarship on ethnicity and education. The research is steeped deeply in history with a clear agenda for the future. Effortlessly blending historical facts, government policies, sociological theory and insightful vignettes, Wallace presents a nuanced analysis which compels the reader to reflect on the interplay between ‘culture’, race and academic outcomes. It presents a dynamic argument regarding the need for more cross-national studies which challenge assumptions regarding cultural conditions. At the heart of the book is the voice of Black Caribbean young people navigating various cultural constraints, as well as the overt and subtle ethnic expectations, present in their lifeworlds.</p><p>The monograph provides a critical overview of the key debates regarding the role ethnicity (and ethnic profiling), has played in the schooling of the Black Caribbean diaspora, as an ethno-racial group. The data presented draws from a longitudinal comparative ethnographic research study conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom. When I first began reading <i>The Culture Trap</i>, what struck me is how assiduous Wallace is at navigating the tricky terrain of analysing ethnicity and learner identities while interweaving the voices of young people, teachers and parents. As we are all aware, the ethnicization of educational achievement can often be a muddled picture. It remains a notably difficult area to theorise. For Wallace, this is not the case. Building on definitive work by Stuart Hall, John Ogbu, Signithia Fordham and others, Wallace astutely hones his critique building an exacting picture of culture and anti-racism in the lives of the Black Caribbean diaspora. As I read, I was drawn into a narrative which vacillated between key historical moments and powerful ethnographic details as Wallace builds an evocative case for why we must take a closer look at the lives of the Black Caribbean diaspora and their relationship to education.</p><p><i>Ethnic Expectations</i> centres around a key problematic: Black Caribbean students in the United States seemed to have quite different educational experiences than Black Caribbean students in the United Kingdom. What Wallace skilfully does is explore the phenomenon with an attention to culture(s)—the culture of schooling, racist societal cultural discourses, the culture of bigotry of low expectations in education, the culture present in Black supplementary schooling, the familial culture, etc. This is central to how he positions an argument where we must examine the situational contexts but also the cultural strategies Black Caribbean adopt to overcome structural disadvantage. Wallace defines this as the culture trap, an ‘alluring yet ensnaring set of logics","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12821","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138545151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}