Childhood, Culture and Society
eBook - ePub

Childhood, Culture and Society

In a Global Context

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Childhood, Culture and Society

In a Global Context

About this book

Written with clarity and thoroughly argued, Wyness confirms his place as one of the key authors within contemporary social science writing on children and childhood.A formidable exploration of the nature of contemporary childhood in globally disparate regions.? - Pia Christensen, Professor of Anthropology and Childhood Studies, University of Leeds, UK Amultifaceted and extensive analysis of the study of children and childhood. Linking key concepts, themes and problems together, the text offers an interdisciplinary approach with its topical and timely case studies and illustrations which illuminate the latest research in the field. Key features include:

  • Anumber of international case studies including children and military conflict, child migrants, children and networking sites, child trafficking, and children as consumers
  • Questions which help you to make connections between topics and get you reflecting on your own childhood
  • Engaging learning features including chapter aims, boxed sections, summaries and further reading suggestions

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. About the author
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I Key Concepts
  12. 1 Innocence Describing Children and Childhood
  13. 2 Dependence
  14. 3 The A-social Child
  15. 4 Future Orientation
  16. 5 Developmentalism Social Scientific Concepts
  17. 6 Socialisation
  18. 7 Peer Groups
  19. 8 Social Constructionism
  20. 9 Agency
  21. 10 Generation Globally Relevant Concepts
  22. 11 Globalisation
  23. 12 Rights
  24. 13 Participation
  25. 14 Protection
  26. 15 Schooling
  27. Part II Key Themes
  28. 16 Children as Global Subjects Politics of a Global Childhood
  29. 17 Children and International Aid
  30. 18 Children and Military Conflict: Agency, Resilience and Culpability
  31. 19 Child Migration, Mediation and Intergenerational Relations
  32. 20 Children and the Political Realm
  33. 21 Children and their WorkChildren, Childhood and Diversity
  34. 22 Children and Digital Technology
  35. 23 Children and Identity Formation
  36. 24 Children’s Use of Space
  37. 25 Children and their Families Growing Up
  38. 26 Children, Schooling and Social Inequality
  39. 27 Children and Play
  40. 28 Children, Popular Culture and Leisure
  41. 29 Children and their Bodies
  42. 30 Children and Poverty Children and Adversity
  43. 31 Children and HIV/AIDS
  44. 32 Child Maltreatment, Vulnerability and Trafficking
  45. 33 Children and Economic Exploitation
  46. 34 Children and Crime
  47. Conclusion
  48. References
  49. Index