Understanding Children’s Experiences of Violence in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India
Evidence from Young Lives

Publication date: IWP_2016_19
Publication series:
Innocenti Working Papers
No. of pages: 44
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Abstract
This paper explores children’s accounts of violence in Andhra Pradesh, India, and
the ways in which factors at the individual, family, community, institutional
and society levels affect children’s experiences of violence. The paper
analyses cross-sectional survey data and case studies from longitudinal
qualitative data gathered over a seven-year period, from Young Lives. The paper
is divided into four sections – a brief background section, study design and
methods, findings from the survey, and findings from case studies. Large
proportions of children experience violence (mostly physical punishment and
emotional abuse) within their families, at school and, to some extent, within
their communities. The findings demonstrate how children’s experiences of
violence change with age and that gender differences within this dynamic
process are very distinct. The paper reveals that a child’s disapproval of
violence does not necessarily influence behaviour in later life, confirming the
need for interventions to prevent and tackle violence as children grow up.
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