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Children, parents and risk.

P. Kelley1, S. Hood, B. Mayall

  • 1Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, 18 Woburn Square, London WC1H ONS.

Health & Social Care in the Community
|September 19, 2001
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This study explores how children and parents perceive and manage risks, finding both groups externalize dangers outside the home. Parents balance protection with individualized risk reduction, while children view control as protective but autonomy-restricting.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Childhood
  • Risk Society Theory

Background:

  • Traditional research on children and risk relies heavily on developmental theory.
  • This study adopts an alternative approach grounded in the sociology of childhood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how children and parents understand and manage risks in children's daily lives.
  • To compare parents' and children's perceptions of childhood risk.
  • To examine findings within the context of Ulrich Beck's risk society and individualization theories.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving interviews with children (aged 3, 9, 12) and their parents.
  • Data collection occurred in home settings, schools, and a youth club.
  • Focus on children's everyday experiences of risk and control.

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Main Results:

  • Parents and children commonly externalize risks, attributing them to the outside world rather than the home.
  • Parents employ a balance of protection and compensatory provision, utilizing individualized strategies for risk reduction.
  • Children perceive adult control positively when it prevents risk but negatively when it limits autonomy.

Conclusions:

  • Findings align with Ulrich Beck's concept of the 'risk society'.
  • The study provides limited support for Beck's individualization thesis regarding risk management.
  • Both parents and children actively negotiate risk in contemporary society.