Same Scenery, Different Lifestyle
Rural Children on a Low Income
Published on 10. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-899783-05-2 (ISBN)
Description
This study explores the interlocking effects of rurality and low income on children. Based on interviews with children in Somerset, it poses a series of questions on issues of significance to rural children. Central to the research was recognition that children and young people are best placed to describe their lives and experiences; their accounts form the core of the report. Whilst low income children were in no way singled out in the interview process, what emerges is a qualitatively different experience of rural life to their more affluent counterparts. The words of these young people convey how rurality and low income combine to create a more profound experience of physical and social isolation and exclusion. The text includes recommendations for local and national attention.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
1 b&w map
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-899783-05-2 (9781899783052)
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: research aims; defining rural; defining poverty; rural poverty; listening to children and young people; children in rural areas; the setting for the research; research methods; structure of the report; the voices of children and young people. Part 2 Country life: living in the countryside; impressions of country and town life; age as a factor; rural life on a low income; conclusion. Part 3 Opportunities for play and association: clubs; older children; transport to clubs; the effects of low income; conclusion. Part 4 School activities: after-school activities; low income children and access to after-school activities; conclusion. Part 5 Friendships: village children; school friendships; friendship on a low income; conclusion. Part 6 Transport: the role of transport in children's lives; older children; transport - the effect of low income; conclusion. Part 7 Social space and relationships with adults: social space; visibility and conflict with adults; power and change; low income children and visibility; privacy; conclusion. Part 8 Conclusion: summary of main findings and recommendations.