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Child poverty, well‐being and agency: What does a ‘3‐D well‐being’ approach contribute?
Author(s) -
Sumner Andy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.1746
Subject(s) - optimal distinctiveness theory , poverty , well being , agency (philosophy) , capability approach , child poverty , complement (music) , child well being , culture of poverty , basic needs , psychology , sociology , economics , economic growth , developmental psychology , social psychology , social science , biology , biochemistry , psychotherapist , complementation , gene , phenotype
Childhood poverty and well‐being are distinct from adult poverty and well‐being both in quality and quantity. A 3‐dimensional well‐being approach is a means to capture that distinctiveness in a holistic way and thus complement more traditional ways of conceptualising and measuring child poverty and well‐being. This paper discusses what a 3‐dimensional (3‐D) well‐being approach contributes to understanding child poverty and child agency. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.