Constructing Childhood - Theory, Policy and Social Practice

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.>

Sommario

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.

Info autore

ALLISON JAMES is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A James, A. James, Adrian James, Adrian L. James, Allison James, Allison James James, James Allison
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2004
• EAN: 9780333948903
• ISBN: 978-0-333-94890-3
• Pagine: 244
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; B, adolescence, childhood, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection