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Childhood and society : an introduction to the sociology of childhood / Michael Wyness.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.Description: 288 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780333946480 (hbk.) :
  • 9780333946497 (pbk.) :
  • 9780333946497 (paper)
  • 0333946480 (cloth)
  • 9780333946480 (cloth)
  • 0333946499 (paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.23 WYN
  • 305.23 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ781
Contents:
Introduction The Social Meaning of Childhood Childhood and Social Structure Children and Childhood in Late Modernity Childhood in Crisis: Social Disorder and Reconstruction Children, Family and the State: Policing Childhood Theories of Growing Up: Developmentalism and Socialisation Theory Schooling Children Children\'s Social Worlds - Culture, Play and Technology Researching Children and Childhood: Methods, Ethics and Politics Children: Their Rights and Politics Conclusion Bibliography
Summary: Michael Wyness examines various sociological approaches to researching the lives and social worlds of children, and the phenomenon of childhood. He also discusses the key issues relating to childhood such as poverty, abuse and rights.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 305.23 WYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00212565

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction The Social Meaning of Childhood Childhood and Social Structure Children and Childhood in Late Modernity Childhood in Crisis: Social Disorder and Reconstruction Children, Family and the State: Policing Childhood Theories of Growing Up: Developmentalism and Socialisation Theory Schooling Children Children\'s Social Worlds - Culture, Play and Technology Researching Children and Childhood: Methods, Ethics and Politics Children: Their Rights and Politics Conclusion Bibliography

Michael Wyness examines various sociological approaches to researching the lives and social worlds of children, and the phenomenon of childhood. He also discusses the key issues relating to childhood such as poverty, abuse and rights.

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