Children’s Conceptions of Social Pathology Phenomena: Interpretational Framework of Selected Primary School Pupils

This article presents individual outcomes of the grant project and its specific research into children’s conceptions of internet addiction, gambling and religious sects. The qualitative research objective was to identify selected social pathology phenomena in the young population aged 10 to 15 years. There were in total ten participants recruited from two primary schools. Analysis of the three most interesting cases revealed elementary aspects of the genesis of children’s conceptions. Based on a comparison of the cases selected and with the use of in-depth interviews it was found that conceptions of internet addiction, gambling and sects vary qualitatively. Individual factors influencing children’s conceptions were also specified.