Four Years Old in an Urban Community - Theory, History and Contemporary Practice

Informationen zum Autor John Newson, Elizabeth Newson Zusammenfassung First published in 1968, this book investigates the upbringing of seven hundred Nottingham children as they reach the age of four. Parents are interviewed in their homes with a human approach and the minimum of technical jargon. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background and introduction 2. The child in his context 3. Focus on four-year-olds 4. Pressures for independence 5. Social learning and the control of aggression 6. Rights and privileges of property and play 7. Shared and private worlds 8. Mealtimes and manners 9. Must we to bed indeed? 10. Rituals and comfort habits 11. Coda to toilet training 12. Who told thee that thou wast naked? 13. Patterns of persuasion and compulsion 14. Verbalization and the question of truth 15. Satisfaction and doubt in the parental role

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Newson, John Newson, John Newson Newson, Newson John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2006
• EAN: 9780415417556
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41755-6
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life