03323nam 2200529 450 991015745590332120180222174514.00-7456-8947-79780745689470(CKB)3710000000334736(EBL)1919318(MiAaPQ)EBC1919318(EXLCZ)99371000000033473620160407h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierChildhood /Michael WynessCambridge, England ;Malden, Massachusetts :Polity,2015.©20151 online resource (385 p.)Key Concepts SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7456-6234-X 0-7456-6235-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 dimensionChildhood 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; NotesConclusion: Relocating Children and Childhood The re-framing of agency; Children as a global constituency; Childhood studies; References; IndexWhat 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 advanceKey concepts (Polity Press)ChildrenChildrenSocial conditionsElectronic books.Children.ChildrenSocial conditions.649.1Wyness Michael G.1244052MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910157455903321Childhood2885718UNINA