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Engaging Children and Youth in Africa : Methodological and Phenomenological Issues.
Representing research from east, central, west, and southern Africa, Engaging Children and Youth in Africa provides a well-balanced analysis of on-the-ground data with methodological and phenomenological issues that abound in much of research in Africa today. With an introduction that charts out som...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cape Town :
Langaa RPCIG,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Notes on Contributors
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Professional Constructions of Childhood and Youth in Africa: New Directions for Research
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Science in Society: The Social Shaping of Scientific Knowledge
- Professions and Social Order
- The Professional Constructions of Childhood and Youth in Africa: New Directions for Future Research
- The Ecology of Childhood and Youth Collectives in Africa: Configurations and Transformations
- Institutional Disputes and Stabilisation of Childhood and Youth in Africa
- Childhood and Youth Agency and Institutional Patterning of Youth in Africa
- Conclusion
- References
- 2. New Directions in Child and Youth Research in Africa
- Questioning the Adequacy of Terms Within Child and Youth Studies
- The Use of the Term "AIDS Orphan"
- Exploring Assumptions around The Notion of The "Child Soldier"
- The Importance of Innovative Methods in Child and Youth Research
- Some examples employing participatory research methods in relation to children
- Children's Knowledge of Animal Husbandry
- A children's Radio Project
- The Use of Theatre and Drama in Child Research
- The Use of Art Therapy in Child Research
- Children Exploring Dimensions of Their Everyday Lives Through Photography
- Discussing New Directions
- Notes
- References
- 3. "It is the Common Way but not the Normal Way": Marriage, Household and Social Order in Accounts of African Youth
- A Typical African Youth?
- Incomplete Transitions or Incomplete Analyses?
- The Rules of "Shona" Marriage
- Everyday Elopements
- Ritual Exchange and Daily Care
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 4. Children's Lives and Children's Voices: An Exploration of Popular Music's Representation of Children in East Africa
- Introduction.
- Studies and Representations of Childhood: An Overview
- Popular Music and Social Realities in East Africa
- Representing Modernity and Tradition in Childhood Experiences
- Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Case of Children in Northern Uganda
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 5. Teenage Girls, Cell Phones and Perceptions of Autonomy: Examples from Molyko Neighbourhood, South West Region, Cameroon
- Introduction
- Contextualizing the Study Area
- Methodology
- Youth and Cell Phones
- Girls, Cell Phones and Parental Control
- Cellular Phones, Connectivity and Social Life
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 6. Street Dialogue Spaces: Youth and the Reshaping of Public Political Process in Côte d'Ivoire
- Introduction
- Youth in Ivorian Politics
- Street Dialogue Spaces
- In Crises Maelstrom: Inventing Street Dialogue Spaces
- A Safety Net: Inventing New Solidarity Ties
- Street Dialogue Spaces as Instruments for the Dissemination of Political Ideology
- At the Heart of the Political Game: Between Resourcefulness and Vote-catching
- Space Domination Through Control of NICTs
- Reinventing Youth Culture
- High-Tech Generation
- Informality Persists
- Street Dialogue Spaces as an Alternative Exchange Mechanism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 7. The City Production Process: Ouagadougou Youth, Street Culture and New Forms of Engaging with Burkina Faso's Political Sphere
- Introduction
- Urban Dynamics and Decompartmentalisation of Established Social Structures
- Reconstituting a Social Bond: The Emergence of the "grins de thé "
- Grins and Politics: Between the Heresy of the Dominated and the Orthodoxy of the Dominators
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover.