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Autore |
Wyness Michael G. |
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Titolo |
Childhood / / Michael Wyness |
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Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-7456-8947-7 |
9780745689470 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children |
Children - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Key Concepts Series; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: Conceptualizing Agency; Conceptualizing agency; The multi-disciplinary nature of children's agency; Children's conceptions of agency; Conclusion; Notes; 2: The Recognition and Distribution of Children's Agency; Children's agency and the crisis of childhood; Family, state and children's agency; Family and agency; The social distribution of agency; Conclusion; Notes; 3: Childhood, Globalization and Global Standards; Globalization and the impact on children; Political dimension |
Childhood as a global standard Deficit models of childhood and participation; Conclusion; Notes; 4: Childhoods: Diversity and Hybridity; Participation and diversity; Child carers in sub-Saharan Africa; Diversity, hybridity and identity; Conclusion; Notes; 5: Childhood and Generation; Children and ontology; Categorical approaches; Age and generation; Generation as relational and interdependent; Conclusion; Notes; 6: Childhood, Well being and Multi-Disciplinarity; Childhood as a multi-disciplinary field; Children's well being; Multi-disciplinary work: policy and practice; Conclusion; Notes |
Conclusion: Relocating Children and Childhood The re-framing of agency; Children as a global constituency; Childhood studies; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What is childhood? In recent years, a cluster of critical and complex ideas have emerged around the nature of biological, social and psychological growth in the early years, reflecting the changing nature of adult - child relations, and political and cultural understandings of childhood in the twenty-first century.In this clear and concise book, Michael Wyness offers fresh insights into the current state of play within childhood studies. Drawing on work from a number of disciplines including sociology, geography and history, he discusses the contested terrain of theoretical and research advance |
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