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This chapter discusses the care and protection of second-generation exiles within kinship relations, the broader South African exile “family” and ANC residential facilities for children. Children were exposed to different social constructions of childhood as they participated in the multiple domains of everyday life. The liminality of exile created opportunities for them as agents to contest gendered and generational social constructions; and to raise questions about fairness and justice particularly in relation to siblings left behind, absent parents, household responsibilities, emotional support, generational respect, discipline and maltreatment. Adults and children negotiated their position and power in relation to each other, as they interpreted historical socio-cultural values of respect, reciprocity and empathy, and the dominant discourse of sacrifice. |
