Historical Sociology of Childhood - Developmental Thinking, Categorization and Graphic Visualization

Informationen zum Autor André Turmel is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Université Laval. Klappentext Shows how developments in scientific observation and public policy have transformed our view of childhood. Zusammenfassung What constitutes a 'normal' child? André Turmel examines how sequential development and statistical reasoning have resulted in a form of standardization for monitoring children. Using detailed accounts from Britain, the USA and France, he examines developments in scientific observation and public policy and how these have transformed views of childhood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Children in the collective; 2. Graphs, charts and tabulations: the textual inscription of children; 3. Social technologies: regulation and resistance; 4. The normal child: translation and circulation; 5. Developmental thinking as a cognitive form; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Andre Turmel, André Turmel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2008
• EAN: 9780521879774
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87977-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History of Ideas, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: family & relationships, Child & developmental psychology, Social and cultural history, Age groups: children