J. Droogleever Fortuijn

Watch out for the neighborhood trap! A case study on parental perceptions of and strategies to counter risks for children in a disadvantaged neighborhood

Neighborhood is seen as one of the many social contexts that shape childrens cognitive, emotional and social development. However, the neighborhood context does not simply ‘imprint’ itself on children, but can be mediated or moderated by other social contexts, in particular the family context through parenting practices. Based on a case study in a low income neighborhood in The Hague, The Netherlands, this paper addresses the question of how living in a disadvantaged neighborhood context constitutes a risk for children and which strategies parents develop in response to the perceived negative neighborhood influences.

[Review of: F. Azmi (2008) From rice barn to remittances: a study of poverty and livelihood changes in system H of the Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project (AMDP), Sri Lanka]

Azmi, Fazeeha. 2008. From Rice Barn to Remittances: A Study of Poverty and Livelihood Changes in System H of the Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project (AMDP), Sri Lanka. Thesis for the degree philosophiae doctor, Trondheim, June 2008. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Geography. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2008:166. NTNU, Trondheim. 303 pp. ISBN 97882-471-1008-9 (printed version), ISBN 978-82-471-1009-6 (electronic version), ISSN 1503-8181.