Children and Their Educators: Changing Relations in a Meritocratizing World

Daalen, Rineke van

doi:10.1353/jsh.0.0108

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“…One of the consequences of these changes is the expansion and differentiation of socialization regimes, resulting in a concomitant shift in the division of tasks and in the hierarchical position of the participants -all kinds of educators as well as peers. The more people involved in such socialization networks, the smaller the influence of each of them on the regime as a whole (van Daalen, 2008). These changes in the structure of the relations of children imply a multiplication and diversification of their daily interactions: with parents and stand-in parents, with siblings, stepsiblings and peers from several social circles; with teachers and a variety of caretakers after school.…”

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“…Other research on children as actors is done from a historical-sociological and anthropological perspective. Apart from the aforementioned studies on changes in the experiences of children and in childhood at large (Brinkgreve, 2004;van Daalen, 2007van Daalen, , 2008, I discuss a few examples here. In one study, a comparison is made between the daily social contacts of children in school and on the street, living in three different neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, during the 1950s and in the 21st century.…”

Section: Dutch Children In Social Scientific Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Children and Childhood in Dutch Society and Dutch Sociology

Daalen

2010

Current Sociology

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Growing up in the Netherlands means growing up in a country with a strong domestic tradition, which is anchored both in the institutions of the welfare state and in the mentality of the people. In the 21st century, however, this condition hampers the adjustment to changes in family relations and in society at large. One implication is the ambiguous position of children, hanging between the private and the public domain, implying specific tensions and dilemmas. Two issues are significant: the division of responsibility for children between parents and collective institutions; and the search of parents and other educators — peers included — to find a balance between external social control and self-control in the formation of the personality of children. Dutch sociological research on children and childhood is scarce and fragmentary, which may be linked to the ambiguous social position of contemporary Dutch children.

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Section: Searching For a New Balancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dutch Children In Social Scientific Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%