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The fact that Archambault’s research was undertaken in a school setting might have exaggerated the apparent extent of its influence on their thinking.
The term ‘life phase’ is used in preference to Kertzer’s ‘life stage’ to acknowledge that life courses are not composed of static, linearly arranged ‘stages’ but are fluid and relationally constructed.
As Gigengack’s article indicates, questions of immediate survival are more pressing for street children. For a discussion of the balancing of present and future needs, see Ansell et al (2013).
For an example, see Huijsmans’ (2013) exploration of how older mothers and adult daughters are incorporated into particular inter-generational relations in response to structural conditions.
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Ansell, N. ‘Generationing’ Development. Eur J Dev Res 26, 283–291 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2013.68
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