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Children's `Place' in the Development of Neighbourhood Social Capital

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  • Susie Weller

    (Families and Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA, United Kingdom, wellers@lsbu.ac.uk)

  • Irene Bruegel

    (Urban Policy at London South Bank University)

Abstract

The restrictions many parents place on children's spatial freedoms are often tied to concerns about `urban risk'. Concurrently, those children afforded greater spatial autonomy are often represented as threatening and disruptive to local social interaction. Little research has, however, explored the implications of children's spatial freedoms on social cohesion. Framed by the concept of social capital, this paper examines the role children play in developing the kinds of connection and relationship that build social networks, trust and neighbourliness. Focusing on children's lives in three inner-city and two suburban locations in England, the paper explores neighbourhood social capital in relation to two `critical interactions': first, between social policy, parenting values and children's autonomy and, secondly, between children's and parents' local engagement.

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  • Susie Weller & Irene Bruegel, 2009. "Children's `Place' in the Development of Neighbourhood Social Capital," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 46(3), pages 629-643, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:46:y:2009:i:3:p:629-643
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098008100998
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    1. Tranter, Paul & Sharpe, Scott, 2012. "Disney-Pixar to the rescue: harnessing positive affect for enhancing children’s active mobility," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 34-40.
    2. Waygood, E.O.D. & Friman, Margareta & Olsson, Lars E. & Taniguchi, Ayako, 2017. "Children's incidental social interaction during travel international case studies from Canada, Japan, and Sweden," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 22-29.

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