Agency:

self-determination, volition, or free will; it is the power of individuals to act independently of the determining contstraints of social structure.

Conceptual Autonomy:

refers to an analytical focus on children and childhood as the center of analysis, not linked to other catagories such as adults, women, families or school.

Diversity:

refers to the variety of traits, experiences, and cultures of children within and across societies.

Ideology:

a set of beliefs and values shared by members of a social group.

Socialization:

the process by which children adapt to and internalize society.

Social Structure:

any relative enduring pattern of social arrangements within a particular society, organization or group.

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The above definitions come from class discussion led by Professor April Brayfield at Tulane University.

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Education

Childcare

Children In Israel

The History of Orphanages

Kibbutz Life

Organizations

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This website was created in the fall of 2000 by Rachel Geller Allison Miller Iris Travis Diana Osborn, students at Tulane University. Our collaborative effort is part of a class project for Professor April Brayfield's Sociology 119: Children and Society Class. Information about children in other countries can be found at The Children Around the World webpage.

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Updated December 8, 2000