Five Family life and self-reflection
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Tess Ridge
Abstract
This chapter is centred on children’s home environment and their personal and familial lives. It reveals children’s inner thoughts and fears, which include their families, themselves, and their futures. The chapter is composed of three main sections. The first is on children’s opportunities for play and leisure activities at home, while the second is on their understanding and perception of money and need within their families. The third and final section is on children’s perceptions of the impact of poverty on their lives.
Abstract
This chapter is centred on children’s home environment and their personal and familial lives. It reveals children’s inner thoughts and fears, which include their families, themselves, and their futures. The chapter is composed of three main sections. The first is on children’s opportunities for play and leisure activities at home, while the second is on their understanding and perception of money and need within their families. The third and final section is on children’s perceptions of the impact of poverty on their lives.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- The challenge of child poverty: developing a child-centred approach 1
- What do we know about childhood poverty? 13
- Children’s access to economic and material resources 37
- ‘Fitting in’ and ‘joining in’: social relations and social integration 59
- Family life and self-reflection 85
- Experiences and perceptions of school: analysis of the BHPYS data 111
- Childhood poverty and social exclusion: incorporating children’s perspectives 131
- References 153
- Appendix: BHPYS Wave 7 169
- Index 173
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- The challenge of child poverty: developing a child-centred approach 1
- What do we know about childhood poverty? 13
- Children’s access to economic and material resources 37
- ‘Fitting in’ and ‘joining in’: social relations and social integration 59
- Family life and self-reflection 85
- Experiences and perceptions of school: analysis of the BHPYS data 111
- Childhood poverty and social exclusion: incorporating children’s perspectives 131
- References 153
- Appendix: BHPYS Wave 7 169
- Index 173
