Constructions of rural childhood: challenging dominant perspectives |
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Authors: | Mary Ann Powell Nicola Taylor Anne B Smith |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Research on Children and Families , University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand;2. College of Education , University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand;3. Centre for Children and Young People , Southern Cross University , Lismore , NSW , Australia |
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Abstract: | This article reviews research on the lives and experiences of children and young people living in rural Minority world environments. The literature reviewed has focused on constructions of rurality in relation to children's experiences, most notably the rural idyll. Alternative constructions of rural childhood, characterised by dullness, horror and deprivation, are also apparent, and associated with insufficient rural activities, resources and transport, marginalisation and social exclusion. The more recent inclusion of children's perspectives on rural living provides a deeper understanding of rural childhood and challenges the dominant perspectives. |
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Keywords: | rural childhood children rurality childhood studies |
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