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White, Lynn K; Brinkeroff, David B. – Social Forces, 1981
Reports on the childhood antecedents of the sexual division of labor, analyzing the family chores and paid employment of boys and girls, ages 2 to 17. Data show family background characteristics and structure have little impact compared to sex and age as determinants of sex typing. (Author/APM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Analysis of Variance, Child Development, Child Labor
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Jacquemin, Melanie – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2006
This review examines refractions of children's rights in development practice from an anthropological point of view and considers the case of young domestic girls working in Abidjan. The author argues that child labour legislation and the children's rights perspective in Abidjan is permeated by patriarchal values that mask the exploitation of work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Females, Child Labor