The government of childhood : discourse, power and subjectivity / Karen M. Smith.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in childhood and youthPublisher: New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2014Description: 256 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781137312266 (hbk.) :
- 9781137312266 (hardback)
- Civilization, Modern
- Youth -- History
- Child rearing -- History
- Children -- History
- Children -- Government policy -- Western countries -- History
- Child rearing -- Government policy -- Western countries -- History
- Child Care
- Social & cultural history
- Age groups: children
- Social theory
- Sociology: family & relationships
- Child welfare
- Central / national / federal government policies
- Age groups
- Education
- 305.235 SMI
- HQ767.87
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 305.235 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 216773 |
1.Conceptualizing governmentality -- 2.Subjects of government -- 3.Disciplining childhood -- 4.The gentle way in child governement -- 5.Governing the responsible child.
Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present.