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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.23/07/2
• Soggetto topico: Children - Research; Child development - Research; Children - Attitudes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MillsJean <1947-> MillsRichard W
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Childhood studies
• ISBN: 1-134-61197-8; 1-134-61198-6; 0-203-25281-0; 1-280-33306-5; 0-203-02020-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450446403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II