Differences between children and young people: A multiple case study from Denmark
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Differences between children and young people: A multiple case study from Denmark. / Johansen, Martin Blok.
In: Global Studies of Childhood, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2017, p. 62-72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Differences between children and young people: A multiple case study from Denmark
AU - Johansen, Martin Blok
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The words ‘children’ (Danish: ’børn’) and ‘young people’ (Danish: ’unge’) are so often combined that they almost have the character of idiomatic expressions. But what differences in the use of the words can be found? This article seeks to study the prevalent, dominant discourses about children and young people. In particular, it endeavours to answer the following question: What is thematized, and how are the thematizations created and maintained? The study is theoretically inspired by Foucault’s discourse analysis. The methodological approach is that of a multiple case study. Thus, it provides examples of how children are typically referred to in positive terms such as innocent, imaginative, cheerful, spontaneous, creative and competent (a surplus discourse), while young people are typically referred to in negative terms such as irresponsible, rootless, violent, dysfunctional, hedonistic and unaccountable (a deficit discourse).
AB - The words ‘children’ (Danish: ’børn’) and ‘young people’ (Danish: ’unge’) are so often combined that they almost have the character of idiomatic expressions. But what differences in the use of the words can be found? This article seeks to study the prevalent, dominant discourses about children and young people. In particular, it endeavours to answer the following question: What is thematized, and how are the thematizations created and maintained? The study is theoretically inspired by Foucault’s discourse analysis. The methodological approach is that of a multiple case study. Thus, it provides examples of how children are typically referred to in positive terms such as innocent, imaginative, cheerful, spontaneous, creative and competent (a surplus discourse), while young people are typically referred to in negative terms such as irresponsible, rootless, violent, dysfunctional, hedonistic and unaccountable (a deficit discourse).
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Case study
KW - children
KW - discourse analysis
KW - Foucault
KW - young people
U2 - 10.1177/2043610616684971
DO - 10.1177/2043610616684971
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 62
EP - 72
JO - Global Studies of Childhood
JF - Global Studies of Childhood
SN - 2043-6106
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 170598388