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Constructing childhood : theory, policy and social practice / Allison James and Adrian L. James.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.Description: 240 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780333948910 (pbk.) :
  • 9780333948903 (hbk.) :
  • 0333948904 (cased) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.230941 JAM
LOC classification:
  • HQ767.9
Contents:
Part I.Towards a cultural politics of childhood -- Introduction -- 1.Constructing children, childhood and the child -- 2.Key constructs: politics, policies and processes -- 3.The production and reproduction of childhood -- 4.The universalisation of law? -- Part II.Case studies in the cultural politics of childhhod -- 5.Education -- 6.Health -- 7.Crime -- 8.The family.
Summary: This title bridges the 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.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 305.230941 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216503

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.

Part I.Towards a cultural politics of childhood -- Introduction -- 1.Constructing children, childhood and the child -- 2.Key constructs: politics, policies and processes -- 3.The production and reproduction of childhood -- 4.The universalisation of law? -- Part II.Case studies in the cultural politics of childhhod -- 5.Education -- 6.Health -- 7.Crime -- 8.The family.

This title bridges the 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.

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