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Childhood
CHILDRENS RIGHTS AND POVERTY DEVELOPMENT
Discuss the topic of childhood. How it is different from a discussion simply about child development, is the "childhood concept" included in the Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)? If yes, discuss how and where is it included in the CRC, and where it is not (mention the articles and chapters)? Discuss the concept of 'voice' and participation.
The childhood concept is certainly a different concept than childhood development. The concept of childhood is rather abstract and can vary from culture to culture. Each culture can have their own rights, rituals, and pageantry that children must go through to learn social norms. Although childhood develop certainly also considers the cultural context, there are factors within development that are more universal and all children must go through. These include the biological changes that occur during the child's body as they mature. The childhood concept, by contrast, tries to account for the rights and protections of children as they go through their childhood development. This analysis will provide an overview of the Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC) and discuss some of its implications.
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Despite all the progress made since the organization was formed, they is a substantial amount of work left to do and there are many children in the world who have yet to find their voices.
The original ratification and accession of the Convention on the Rights of the Child was first established in 1989 and put into force in 1990. Although the Declaration of Human Rights also establishes a set of rights that pertain to children, a special ratification was administered because children are more vulnerable and require special consideration until they reach their adulthood. The document states this in this wording (United Nations):
Bearing in mind that the need to extend particular care to the child has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of…
Works Cited
UNICEF. "Convention on the Rights of the Child ." 12 March 2014. UNICEF. Online. 31 March 2014.
United Nations. "Conventions on the Rights of the Child." 2 September 1990. United Nations Human Rights. Online. 31 March 2014.
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