Childhood and society : an introduction to the sociology of childhood /

Main Author: Wyness, Michael G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Palgrave Macmillan, c2006
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One Childhood and theory, 1 The social meaning of childhood, 2 Childhood and social structure, 3 Children and childhood in Late modernity, Part Two Childhood as a social problem, 4 Childhood in crisisQ social disorder and recostruction, 5 Children, family and the state: policing childhood, Part Three Regulating children and childhood, 6 Theories of growing up: developmentalism and socialisation theory, 7 Schooling childhood, Part Four Children as social agents, 8 Childrenʹs social worlds: culture, play and technology, 9 Researching children and childhood: methods, ethics and politics, 10 Children: their rights and politics, Conclusion.