Children make you happier … and poorer
This article, which formed the opening keynote address of the Fifth International Conference on Children’s Spirituality, addresses the place of children in the globalized social economy. It begins by arguing that current attitudes in the West towards children are conditioned by several contradiction...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2006
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International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2006, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-10 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Childhood B Society B Market B Commodification |
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| Summary: | This article, which formed the opening keynote address of the Fifth International Conference on Children’s Spirituality, addresses the place of children in the globalized social economy. It begins by arguing that current attitudes in the West towards children are conditioned by several contradictions in consumerism. Children, no longer as labourers, but as manipulated consumers, draw their own parents into the trap of globalization. This state of affairs continues because of spiritual poverty. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8455 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13644360500503233 |