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How children perceive economic inequality. Results from a drawings’ analysis with 7/8-year-olds

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What does being rich or poor mean when you are 7/8 year old? Where does economic inequality come from? Is wealth a sign of happiness or moral qualities? Children's perceptions of economic inequality involve moral representations of wealth and poverty, a definition of what « a good life » means, and political judgments about the social order. This paper aims to draft a typology of these representations; shed light on what they owe to children's class, gender, and race; and finally uncover the concrete socialization processes (children's practices regarding money management, their parents’ educational practices, and meritocratic discourses). The paper is based on drawings made by 7/8-year-olds I asked to represent a rich and a poor person, the ensuing discussions we had, as well as on interviews with their parents.
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hal-03903671 , version 1 (16-12-2022)

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Marion Clerc. How children perceive economic inequality. Results from a drawings’ analysis with 7/8-year-olds. Socializing inequality. A workshop with Annette Lareau, May 2022, Bruxelles, Belgium. ⟨hal-03903671⟩
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