Poverty and agency among children in urban China

Scholars of childhood typically view children as agentic; poverty researchers, aware that poverty reduces children’s life-chances, may be tempted to consider them as victims. Adults experiencing poverty report feelings of powerlessness, and, by analogy, poverty may reduce children’s agency. However,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, L, Walker, RL, Zhang, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Bristol University Press 2023