Recent literature concerning work in the lives of children raises several contentious issues.
This contribution starts with issues arising from conceptualizations of childhood: we need to …

Rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increaed ten-fold since 1961, whereas its
consumption has exceeded the production and the regional self-sufficiency rate is only 48 …

The Sixth Edition of William A. Corsaro and Judson G. Everitt′ s groundbreaking text
discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective—providing in-depth …

How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are
families and communities structured around them? Now available in a revised edition, this …

Eine systematische und umfassende Einführung in die aktuelle sozialwissenschaftliche
Kindheitsforschung, ihre theoretischen Grundlagen und Konzepte, ihre Datenquellen und …

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts,
incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in …

This paper asks how images of children are used by prominent signatories to NGO codes of
conduct. The answer is that images of childhood and shared codes of conduct are both …

Two forms of “hidden” child labor–housework and family business work–are studied for
178,000 children in 16 African and Asian countries. About 30% of African children and 11 …

Development Issues in Global Governance presents the first serious academic study of
multilateral organizations' current partnerships with the private sector. This new volume …

" The World of Child Labor" details both the current and historical state of child labor in each
region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Child labor remains a …