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In her new book, ASA member Isabel Jijon draws on interviews w/ child labor reformers + w/ the children who defend their work, producing a nuanced picture of how global campaigns can make working children feel stigmatized rather than protected. @stanfordpress.bsky.social

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Good Kids | Stanford University Press One in ten children worldwide is involved in some form of child labor. While almost half are in occupations that put their safety at risk, the other half have "gray" jobs like industrial farming or selling candy on the street. Children in these positions often defend the value of their work, and some even join social movements to demand the legalization of child labor. In Good Kids, Isabel Jijon reveals how global campaigns against child labor are often met with resistance from the very children they are meant to protect. https://bit.ly/4dFDA3y