The Sociology of Childhood
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The Sociology of Childhood

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The Sociology of Childhood

About this book

The author is a proud sponsor of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.

William A. Corsaro's groundbreaking text,Ā The Sociology of Childhood,Ā discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective. Corsaro provides in-depth coverage of the social theories of childhood,Ā the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history, and social problems and the future of childhood. The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. Part One The Sociological Study of Childhood
  10. 1 Social Theories of Childhood
  11. 2 The Structure of Childhood and Children’s Interpretive Reproductions
  12. 3 Studying Children and Childhood
  13. Part Two Children, Childhood, and Families in Historical and Cultural Context
  14. 4 Historical Views of Childhood and Children
  15. 5 Social Change, Families, and Children
  16. Part Three Children’s Cultures
  17. 6 Children’s Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction
  18. 7 Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures
  19. 8 Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture
  20. 9 Preadolescent Peer Cultures
  21. Part Four Children, Social Problems, and the Future of Childhood
  22. 10 Children, Social Problems, and the Family
  23. 11 Children, Social Problems, and Society
  24. 12 The Future of Childhood
  25. Glossary
  26. References
  27. Index