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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > economics and work > child labor
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > birth and infancy > labor > child labor
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > labor > child labor
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > history of prisons > labor > child labor
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > labor > child labor
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > production factors > labor > child labor

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child labor  

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  • Children have been used as cheap labor from the earliest times of human existence. Historically children were viewed by parents as a source of labor on farms or in areas of “woman's work.” Grown children were the “social security” of their parents for whom they would provide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Child Labor]

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