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Childhoods : Growing Up In Aotearoa New Zealand
Paperback Edition: 1
Children are citizens with autonomy and rights identified by international agencies andUnited Nations conventions, but these rights are not readily enforceable. Some of the worst levels of child poverty and poor health in the OECD, as well as exceptionally high child suicide rates, exist in Aotearoa New Zealand today. More than a quarter of children are experiencing a childhood of hardship and deprivation in a context of high levels of inequality. Maori children face particular challenges.
In a country that characterises itself as a good place to bring up children, this is of major concern. The essays in this book are by leading researchers from several disciplines andfocus on all of our children and young people, exploring such topics as the environment (economic, social and natural), social justice, childrens voices and rights, the identity issues they experience and the impact of rapid societal change. What children themselves have to say is insightful and often deeply moving.
Featured in the 2 September 2013New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 326
Publisher : Otago University Press
Publication date : 2013-08
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, New Zealand, Social Sciences, NZ History, NZ Education, Sociology, Poverty & Unemployment