Constructing Childhood - Theory, Policy and Social Practice

Informationen zum Autor A. James Klappentext This text provides a critical analysis of the social construction of childhood and children's agency. Through an interdisciplinary synthesis combining social theory, social policy and the empirical findings of social science research, it bridges the current gap between theory and practice, offering an incisive theoretical account of childhood that is grounded in substantive areas of children's lives such as health, education, crime and the family. This furthers understanding of the impact of policy on children's everyday lives and social experiences. Zusammenfassung Through an interdisciplinary synthesis combining social theory, social policy and the empirical findings of social science research, it bridges the current gap between theory and practice, offering an incisive theoretical account of childhood that is grounded in substantive areas of children's lives such as health, education, crime and the family. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: TOWARDS A CULTURAL POLITICS OF CHILDHOOD Introduction Constructing Children, Childhood and the Child Key Constructs: Politics, Policies and Process The Production and Reproduction of Childhood The Universalization of Law? PART 2: CASE STUDIES IN THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF CHILDHOOD Introduction Education Health Crime The Family CONCLUDING THOUGHTS Continuity and Change.

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• Authors: A. James, Adrian L. James, Allison James, Allison James James
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2004
• EAN: 9780333948910
• ISBN: 978-0-333-94891-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; B, adolescence, childhood, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection