There's no Place Like Home: The Public/Private Distinction in Children's Theorizing of Risk and Safety Export

@article{citeulike:1085214, abstract = {This article explores children's theorizing around risk and safety in relation to the public/private distinction. While there has been considerable debate within sociology over the different meanings and applications of the public/private dichotomy, little consideration has been given to the ways in which children construct their lives around this distinction. In this article it is argued that children reflexively construct their landscapes of risk and safety around concepts of private, local and public. While the private sphere of the home was described by the children in terms of safety and security, they expressed concerns about their vulnerability in public life. The children's accounts also define an intermediate sphere between private and public - the local sphere - which was identified in terms of proximity to the home and familiarity with places and people. 10.1177/0907568200007001005}, author = {Harden, Jeni}, citeulike-article-id = {1085214}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568200007001005}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://chd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/7/1/43}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0907568200007001005}, journal = {Childhood}, keywords = {children}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {43--59}, posted-at = {2008-01-20 19:10:09}, priority = {2}, title = {There's no Place Like Home: The Public/Private Distinction in Children's Theorizing of Risk and Safety}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568200007001005}, volume = {7}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1085214 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1085214 N2 - This article explores children's theorizing around risk and safety in relation to the public/private distinction. While there has been considerable debate within sociology over the different meanings and applications of the public/private dichotomy, little consideration has been given to the ways in which children construct their lives around this distinction. In this article it is argued that children reflexively construct their landscapes of risk and safety around concepts of private, local and public. While the private sphere of the home was described by the children in terms of safety and security, they expressed concerns about their vulnerability in public life. The children's accounts also define an intermediate sphere between private and public - the local sphere - which was identified in terms of proximity to the home and familiarity with places and people. 10.1177/0907568200007001005 IS - 1 JF - Childhood EP - 59 TI - There's no Place Like Home: The Public/Private Distinction in Children's Theorizing of Risk and Safety VL - 7 SP - 43 KW - children AU - Harden, Jeni PY - 2000/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568200007001005 ER -