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Children's Rights

ContributorsHanson, Karl
Published inThe SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies, Editors Daniel Thomas Cook, p. 488-494
PublisherLondon : SAGE
Publication date2020
Abstract

After explaining the emergence of the children's rights concept, this entry presents the field of children's rights studies, an interdisciplinary study field located at the intersection of childhood studies and human rights studies. It then discusses four key themes on which opinions related to childhood, children and their rights diverge and that are central for understanding the extant diversity of approaches towards children's rights. These divergent opinions are presented next in the form of four schools of thought in children's rights. The conclusion hints at the field's possible future developments.

Keywords
  • Children's rights studies
  • Childhood studies
  • Schools of thought
  • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Citation (ISO format)
HANSON, Karl. Children’s Rights. In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies. London : SAGE, 2020. p. 488–494.
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  • PID : unige:148562
ISBN978-1473942929
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