Social Value of the Child: A Resource for Enhanced Social Experience and Social Resilience in Pro-baby Global South
(2022) Children and Childhood Conference p.3-4- Abstract
- Children's participation in economic activities has been documented as an inseparable part of the family support network in childhood studies. Children as an integral part of the parents' world contribute to enhanced social experiences, the continuity of the societal system, and the holistic well-being of the family. In the pro- baby global south children are political, economic, cultural, and social (PECS) resources that contribute to the parents' empowerment, prosperity, and status. This paper pursues the following research question: How does the social value of the child contributes a resource to enhance parents' social experiences and shape their social resilience? To explore the social value of the child in relation to the social... (More)
- Children's participation in economic activities has been documented as an inseparable part of the family support network in childhood studies. Children as an integral part of the parents' world contribute to enhanced social experiences, the continuity of the societal system, and the holistic well-being of the family. In the pro- baby global south children are political, economic, cultural, and social (PECS) resources that contribute to the parents' empowerment, prosperity, and status. This paper pursues the following research question: How does the social value of the child contributes a resource to enhance parents' social experiences and shape their social resilience? To explore the social value of the child in relation to the social experiences of parents (and childless couples). Revisited ethnographic data (interviews and fieldnotes) and reviewed my published work on the social value of the child (2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016).This ethnographic research was conducted in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Using the concept of 'social resilience' as atheoretical lens, the qualitative analysis of the findings provided four thematic categories: 1) Social support and visibility2) Access to resources 3) Social network and relationship 4) Social security and stability. I extend the concept of social resilience beyond its limited application in disaster studies and elaborate it as a social construct embedded in the contextualized social experiences. A description of parents’ social experiences and social value of the child provides an understanding of social resilience to avoid possible psychosocial 'crises' that are seen as consequences of ‘childlessness’. (Less)
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- 2022-07-12 - 2022-07-13
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abstract = {{Children's participation in economic activities has been documented as an inseparable part of the family support network in childhood studies. Children as an integral part of the parents' world contribute to enhanced social experiences, the continuity of the societal system, and the holistic well-being of the family. In the pro- baby global south children are political, economic, cultural, and social (PECS) resources that contribute to the parents' empowerment, prosperity, and status. This paper pursues the following research question: How does the social value of the child contributes a resource to enhance parents' social experiences and shape their social resilience? To explore the social value of the child in relation to the social experiences of parents (and childless couples). Revisited ethnographic data (interviews and fieldnotes) and reviewed my published work on the social value of the child (2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016).This ethnographic research was conducted in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Using the concept of 'social resilience' as atheoretical lens, the qualitative analysis of the findings provided four thematic categories: 1) Social support and visibility2) Access to resources 3) Social network and relationship 4) Social security and stability. I extend the concept of social resilience beyond its limited application in disaster studies and elaborate it as a social construct embedded in the contextualized social experiences. A description of parents’ social experiences and social value of the child provides an understanding of social resilience to avoid possible psychosocial 'crises' that are seen as consequences of ‘childlessness’.}},
author = {{Qamar, Azher Hameed}},
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month = {{07}},
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title = {{Social Value of the Child: A Resource for Enhanced Social Experience and Social Resilience in Pro-baby Global South}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/121708882/Abstract_Book_C_C_Conference_07_07_2022.pdf}},
year = {{2022}},
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