Social Issues and Child Labor Lecture Notes

Vocabulary and key concepts from the lecture covering child allowances, school volunteer requirements, and the causes and solutions for child labor.

Allowance

A weekly or monthly sum of money given to children, either regardless of behavior to teach financial responsibility or as a reward for completing chores.

Community Service Requirement

A policy in many junior high and high schools requiring students to spend a specific number of hours each term doing volunteer work to promote good citizenship.

Forced Volunteerism

A concept used by critics to argue that mandatory community service in schools is not true volunteerism because it is required rather than optional.

Child Labor

An international concern that damages the present and future of children and impacts country growth, commonly faced in developing and underdeveloped sections.

Family Income

A primary reason for child labor, as families finding it difficult to meet their needs are more likely to send children to work instead of school.

Lower Wages

The financial incentive for factories to hire child laborers instead of adults.

Domestic Aid

A type of work for which children are considered perfect because they are viewed as less likely to indulge in dishonesty, misbehave, or be violent.

Strict Law Adherence

A government-led solution to child labor ensuring that established laws are followed closely.

Employment Opportunity for Adults

A method to overcome poverty and reduce the number of children forced into labor by ensuring parents can support their families.