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Children, death and ageism
Author(s) -
Thompson Neil
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2206.1997.00041.x
Subject(s) - rhetorical question , position (finance) , social position , psychology , order (exchange) , sociology , social life , social work , social psychology , social relation , political science , social science , law , philosophy , linguistics , finance , economics
The position of children in the social order can be seen as an ambiguous one. On the one hand, they are highly valued, at a rhetorical level at least, as the basis of the future generation. On the other hand, however, they can be seen to be marginalized and disenfranchised, protected from more aspects of social life than is strictly necessary. This paper explores some of the important issues relating to children’s disenfranchised social position, with specific reference to issues relating to death, dying and bereavement.