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"Orphans" as a category of vulnerable children came to the fore in the context of the global AIDS crisis. Currently the notion of "Orphans and Vulnerable Children" (or OVCs) dominates much of the child protection debates across sub-Saharan Africa. Data from Young Lives in Ethiopia challenges the assumption that parental death alone results in poorer life chances for children. While orphanhood can impact on children?s psychosocial well-being, socio-economic deprivation needs to be considered as well.
"Orphans" as a category of vulnerable children came to the fore in the context of the global AIDS crisis. Currently the notion of "Orphans and Vulnerable Children" (or OVCs) dominates much of the child protection debates across sub-Saharan Africa. Data from Young Lives in Ethiopia challenges the assumption that parental death alone results in poorer life chances for children. While orphanhood can impact on children?s psychosocial well-being, socio-economic deprivation needs to be considered as well.
The chapter draws on literature from anthropology and childhood studies and on the author's qualitative research in a Young Lives survey site to question the exclusive focus of many economists on the hours taken by activities. The chapter argues that whether work and schooling are complementary or competitive depends not only on the time each activity takes, but also on the characteristics of the activity. With variables from the Young Lives survey as proxies for these characteristics, the chapter undertakes exploratory quantitative analysis across all 13 rural survey sites.
The chapter draws on literature from anthropology and childhood studies and on the author's qualitative research in a Young Lives survey site to question the exclusive focus of many economists on the hours taken by activities. The chapter argues that whether work and schooling are complementary or competitive depends not only on the time each activity takes, but also on the characteristics of the activity. With variables from the Young Lives survey as proxies for these characteristics, the chapter undertakes exploratory quantitative analysis across all 13 rural survey sites.
This book represents the engagement of Young Lives with researchers and debates in the field of children and development, reflecting on the first two rounds of Young Lives data coming from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, with supporting material from Tanzania and South Africa. Topics include the ethics of research, the long-term causes and consequences of childhood poverty, and the resilience and optimism shown by children and their families.
This book represents the engagement of Young Lives with researchers and debates in the field of children and development, reflecting on the first two rounds of Young Lives data coming from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, with supporting material from Tanzania and South Africa. Topics include the ethics of research, the long-term causes and consequences of childhood poverty, and the resilience and optimism shown by children and their families.