Description
Book SynopsisWriting about children on the school playgrounds of working-class Belfast, Northern Ireland, Donna M. Lanclos uses their own words to show how they shape their social identities. She explores their ideas about gender, family, adult-child interactions, and Protestant/Catholic tensions.
Trade ReviewWe are so used to hearing about the terrible effects upon children of ongoing tragedies like Northern IrelandÆs æTroublesÆ that it revives the readerÆs spirit to see someone like Lanclos actually spend time with children and find in their folklore evidence of the childrenÆs resilience. The children in these pages use their folklore to take some power in their circumstances, demonstrating that they are not passive victims of violence and sectarianism. -- Jay Mechling * American studies, University of California, Davis *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
A day in the life
Rudeness and defining the line between child and adult
Masculinity and femininity on the playground
Exploring the Protestant/Catholic divide
Conclusion
