Neufeld Steven, Wright Sue Marie, Gaut Jolene
Department of Sociology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney 99004, USA.
J Rural Health. 2002 Winter;18(1):57-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2002.tb00877.x.
This article explores farm parents' attitudes and practices regarding the employment, training and supervision of their children among a sample of 24 farm couples from southeastern Washington state. The goal was to gain a greater understanding of parental attitudes and practices in order to devise appropriate and meaningful efforts to improve the safety of children and adolescents involved in farm work. Demographic data regarding the farm families and their farm safety practices were collected through a short questionnaire, and parental attitudes and practices regarding the employment, training and supervision of their children were explored through open-ended, semi-structured interviews. The results suggest that farm parents have developed a logical and consistent set of beliefs and attitudes regarding the employment, training, and supervision of their children that is based in part on the belief that farm work is highly beneficial to their children's development. Safety interventions to reduce childhood farm injuries will have to acknowledge farm work as important and beneficial for children in order to maintain legitimacy and credibility. Nevertheless, because farm parents' practices regarding their children's employment reflect cultural beliefs and values regarding children and child-rearing, some recommended safety guidelines will be difficult to implement.
本文对华盛顿州东南部24对农场夫妇样本中，农场父母在子女就业、培训和监督方面的态度及做法进行了探究。目的是更深入地了解父母的态度和做法，以便制定适当且有意义的措施，提高参与农场工作的儿童和青少年的安全性。通过一份简短问卷收集了有关农场家庭及其农场安全做法的人口统计数据，并通过开放式、半结构化访谈探究了父母在子女就业、培训和监督方面的态度及做法。结果表明，农场父母对子女就业、培训和监督形成了一套合乎逻辑且一致的信念和态度，部分基于农场工作对子女发展非常有益这一信念。为减少儿童农场伤害而采取的安全干预措施必须承认农场工作对儿童很重要且有益，以保持其合理性和可信度。然而，由于农场父母在子女就业方面的做法反映了有关儿童及育儿的文化信仰和价值观，一些推荐的安全指南将难以实施。
