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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450609203321

Titolo

Children, welfare and the state [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Barry Goldson, Michael Lavalette and Jim McKechnie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2002

ISBN

0-7619-7232-3

1-281-25132-1

9786611251321

1-84787-643-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldsonBarry

LavaletteMichael

McKechnieJim

Disciplina

338.4791

362.70941

Soggetti

Child development - Great Britain

Child welfare - Great Britain

Children - Government policy - Great Britain

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - Great Britain

Children - Services for - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Untitled; 1 Children, Welfare and the State: An Introduction; 2 The Sociology of Childhood; 3 New Sociology and Old Psychology; 4 Children's Voices and Researching Childhood; 5 Rich Children, Poor Children; 6 Children and Education: Inequalities in Our Schools; 7 Working Children; 8 Children, Class and the Threatening State; 9 Children, Crime and the State; 10 Child Abuse and Child Protection; 11 Sex Education as Regulation; 12 Children, Politics and Collective Action: School Strikes in Britain; 13 Childhood: Themes and Issues; Bibliography

Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is an accessible introduction to childhood studies complete with



reviews and critiques contemporary theories of childhood, and gives a clear introduction to key areas of child-related policies.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450446403321

Titolo

Childhood studies : a reader in perspectives of childhood / / edited by Jean Mills and Richard Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-61197-8

1-134-61198-6

0-203-25281-0

1-280-33306-5

0-203-02020-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MillsJean <1947->

MillsRichard W

Disciplina

305.23/07/2

Soggetti

Children - Research

Child development - Research

Children - Attitudes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Jean Mills and Richard Mills; Overview; Perspectives of childhood Richard Mills; Literature; The child in nineteenth-century literature Jean Mills; Childhood and twentieth-century children's literature Fay Sampson; Education; Children at play Susannah Smith; Language and thought Alison Johnson; Moral and spiritual growth Jack Priestley; Cultural studies; Race, class and gender Neill Thew; Children in film Stuart Hanson; Research; Uncovering the history of childhood Maxine Rhodes

Researching childhood Jean Mills and Richard MillsIndex



Sommario/riassunto

The nature of childhood, the consideration of whether a certain age denotes innocence or not, and the desire to teach good citizenship to our children are all issues commonly discussed by today's media.  This book brings together a variety of perspectives on the study of childhood: how this has been treated historically and how such a concept is developing as we move into the next century.The book is divided into five main sections:* part one  sets the scene and  provides the reader with an overview of attitudes towards childhood.*  part two survey