Theorizing Childhood

Informationen zum Autor Allison James is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield and Professor II at the Norwegian Centre for Child Research, Norwegian University for Science and Technology, Trondheim; Chris Jenks is Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University; Alan Prout is Professor of Sociology and Childhood Studies at the University of Warwick. Klappentext In recent years there has been a rapid growth of interest in the sociological study of childhood. This new book draws together the major developments in the field. In particular, the book discusses contemporary sociological and anthropological research in order to develop key links between the study of childhood and social theory, exposing its historical, political and cultural dimensions. Zusammenfassung aeo The first book to engage the study of childhood with central issues of sociological theory. aeo The three authors are highly respected and widely read in this area. aeo The book draws together an enormous amount of international research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Imagining Childhood. 1. The Presociological Child. 2. The Sociological Child. Part II: Situating Childhood. . 3. Childhood in Social Space. 4. The Temporality of Childhood. 5. Play as Childhood Culture?. 6. Working Children. 7. One Childhood or Many?. 8. The Body and Childhood. 9. Researching Childhood. Part III: Theorizing Childhood. 10. Theorizing Childhood. Notes. References. Index.

Product details

• Authors: A James, Allison James, James Allison, Chris Jenks, Chris (Brunel University) Jenks, Chris (Goldsmith's College Jenks, Jenks Chris, Alan Prout, Alan (Keele University) Prout, Prout Alan
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.1998
• EAN: 9780745615653
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-1565-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology and anthropology