The child – object or subject of child care?

Gabriel, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27931

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The child – object or subject of child care?
Authors:	Gabriel, Thomas
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022 10.21256/zhaw-27931
Published in:	Children and Youth Services Review
Volume(Issue):	150
Issue:	107022
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0190-7409
Language:	English
Subjects:	Kinder- und Jugendhilfe; Geschichte der Heimerziehung; Biografieforschung; Geschichte der Sozialen Arbeit
Subject (DDC):	362.7: Youth services
Abstract:	The term “subject” and the theoretical implications are essential to German tradition of Socialpedagogy and Social Work. If we look back in history, there is a sharp contrast to the practices of social work, especially in the field of child and youth welfare. This applies to Switzerland, Germany and internationally. Most clearly expressed objectivation in Swiss history is the German term “Verdingkinder”, that terminologically indicates the active process of objectification (Ding = Object). Informed by historical research, questions can be addressed to current practice of child care. Against the background of current research results, it seems too easy to dispose of the critical questions in the past. The article looks in the historical rear-view mirror to assess the Swiss “state as a parent” and to develop conclusions for contemporary questions of child and youth care. The analytical framework will focus on the categories of objectivation and subjectivation, informed by Martha Nussbaums Theories and Theories of the German-speaking Socialpedagogy by Michael Winkler.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27931
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Childhood, Youth and Family (IKJF)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Inlandsadoption in der Schweiz Heimplatzierungen im Kanton Zürich zwischen 1950 und 1990 Unerwartete Abbrüche von Pflegeverhältnissen im Kinder- und Jugendalter
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Gabriel, T. (2023). The child – object or subject of child care? Children and Youth Services Review, 150(107022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022

Gabriel, T. (2023) ‘The child – object or subject of child care?’, Children and Youth Services Review, 150(107022). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022.

T. Gabriel, “The child – object or subject of child care?,” Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 150, no. 107022, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022.

GABRIEL, Thomas, 2023. The child – object or subject of child care? Children and Youth Services Review. 2023. Bd. 150, Nr. 107022. DOI 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022

Gabriel, Thomas. 2023. “The Child – Object or Subject of Child Care?” Children and Youth Services Review 150 (107022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022.

Gabriel, Thomas. “The Child – Object or Subject of Child Care?” Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 150, no. 107022, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107022.