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Explain What Does It Mean To Refer To Children As Social Actors

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What does it mean to refer to children as social actors? (500) Social actors are intentional actors with their own individual wants and desires; they also have relationship with other social actors. In sociology, social action refers to an act which considers the actions and reactions of individuals (or 'agents'). According to Mayall (2002) “the actor s someone who does something; the agent is someone who does something with other people, and, in so doing, makes things happen, thereby contributing to wider processes of social and cultural reproduction” “Children live their lives in and between any numbers of social institutions such as school, family, legal system. This helps shapes and construct the structure of society and helps shape the
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