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