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Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children. (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J., Backett-Milburn, K., & Jackson, S. (2000). Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children. Sociological Research Online, 5,

In this paper we explore some current issues in, what has come to be called, the new sociology of childhood and how these relate to the process of researching children's lives in general, and to our own research in particular. We discuss the developm... Read More about Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children..

Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J., Backett-Milburn, K., Scott, S., & Jackson, S. (2000). Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety. Health Education Journal, 59(1), 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690005900103

Risks to children have been defined from an adult perspective with little or no space given to hearing from children themselves. In this paper we discuss children's perceptions of risk and safety. Children's risk landscapes were con tingent on a rang... Read More about Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety.

"There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety. (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2000). "There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety. Childhood, 7(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568200007001005

This article explores children's theorizing around risk and safety in relation to the public/private distinction. While there has been considerable debate within sociology over the different meanings and applications of the public/private dichotomy,... Read More about "There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety..