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This volume showcases important work of sociologists helping to define the direction of the sub-field. Their work shares basic premises and concerns: children and youth are active agents in their own 'socialization', produce meaning and action collaboratively with peers, and struggle for agency in various social contexts.
List of contents
Historical and Contemporary Pressures on Children's Freedom. (K.B. Rosier, D.A. Kinney). Part I: Empirical Studies. Adolescent Residential Mobility and Premature Life-Course Transitions: The Role of Peer Networks. (S.J. South, A. Lutz, E. Baumer). Building Democracy, Promoting Tolerance: Adolescent Responsiveness to Social Movement Messages. (G. Scott, J.E. Artis). The Messy Nature of Discipline and Zero Tolerance Policies: Negotiating Safe School Environments Among Inconsistencies, Structural Constraints and the Complex Lives of Youth. (L.M. Waldron). Athleticism and Femininity on a High School Basketball Team: An Interpretive Approach. (J. Enke). Who are the Experts? Medicalization in Teen Magazine Advice Columns. (J. McCabe). The Intersection of Private and Public Experience Among Families Adopting Romanian Children. (R. Goldberg). Part II: Innovations in Theory and Research Methods. Children's Agency and Cinema's New Fairy Tale. (I.E. Castro). Children as Social Movement Participants. (D.M. Rodgers). "Yeah, Me Too!": Adolescent Talk Building in Group Interviews. (L. Fingerson). About the Authors.
Summary
This volume showcases important work of sociologists helping to define the direction of the sub-field. Their work shares basic premises and concerns: children and youth are active agents in their own 'socialization', produce meaning and action collaboratively with peers, and struggle for agency in various social contexts.
