Abstract
This article explores subjective perceptions and constructions of “risk” and “protection” among ultra-Orthodox Jewish children aged 10–16 in Israel. Eight focus groups were conducted, with a total of 30 ultra-Orthodox children (boys and girls). Our analysis indicates that the children’s subjective perceptions of “risk” and “protection” coincided with four fundamental domains: the physical, the emotional, the political, and the spiritual. The findings highlight that—from the perspective of children—culture, religion, spirituality, and other macro socio-political contexts, in addition to gender and age, are factors that function simultaneously to shape the way in which “risk” and “protection” are constructed.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-339 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Childhood |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) (Grant Number 1935/15).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
Keywords
- Children perceptions of risk
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews
- context-informed perspective
- culture
- religion