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Towards a Working Definition and Application of Social Age in International Development Studies

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An emerging body of literature in childhood studies addresses the socially constructed nature of age that varies across time and place. However, despite the robustness of existing theory, few practitioners working in development contexts, where children and young people make up a large percentage of the population, consistently distinguish between biological facts of human development and the social meanings ascribed to different stages in the life cycle. Drawing on feminist theory and practical experiences of 'gender mainstreaming' in development studies, this article proposes and applies a working definition of 'social age' to supplement the prevailing focus on chronological age, embodied in legal definitions of 'the child'.

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  • Christina Rose Clark-Kazak, 2009. "Towards a Working Definition and Application of Social Age in International Development Studies," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(8), pages 1307-1324.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:45:y:2009:i:8:p:1307-1324
    DOI: 10.1080/00220380902862952
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    1. Christina Clark, 2006. "Livelihood Networks and Decision-making Among Congolese Young People in Formal and Informal Refugee Contexts in Uganda," HiCN Working Papers 13, Households in Conflict Network.
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    1. Funmilola M OlaOlorun & Michelle J Hindin, 2014. "Having a Say Matters: Influence of Decision-Making Power on Contraceptive Use among Nigerian Women Ages 35–49 Years," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(6), pages 1-7, June.
    2. Coumans, S.V., 2014. "How age matters," ISS Working Papers - General Series 51411, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

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