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This chapter deals with social inclusion among children in Sweden. To begin with, social inclusion is briefly discussed as a theoretical concept. Following that, the discussion focuses on power perspectives on disability and childhood. The chapter gives empirical examples of what I refer to as ‘claiming social inclusion’ and ‘doing social inclusion’, and discusses the complexity of identity and gendered positions. The chapter concludes with reflections on a discourse which focuses on children’s interests and on gendered agency.
You know, when I want to play with someone, I say: Do you want to see my new rubber boots? They are yellow. Everyone wants to see my new rubber boots. And then we play. (Lisa, three years old)
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Barron, K. (2015). Social Inclusion as a Theoretical Concept and a Social Practice. In: Traustadóttir, R., Ytterhus, B., Egilson, S.T., Berg, B. (eds) Childhood and Disability in the Nordic Countries. Studies in Childhood and Youth. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032645_9
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