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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 Awardāenabling 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
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Part One The Sociological Study of Childhood
- 1 Social Theories of Childhood
- 2 The Structure of Childhood and Childrenās Interpretive Reproductions
- 3 Studying Children and Childhood
- Part Two Children, Childhood, and Families in Historical and Cultural Context
- 4 Historical Views of Childhood and Children
- 5 Social Change, Families, and Children
- Part Three Childrenās Cultures
- 6 Childrenās Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction
- 7 Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures
- 8 Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture
- 9 Preadolescent Peer Cultures
- Part Four Children, Social Problems, and the Future of Childhood
- 10 Children, Social Problems, and the Family
- 11 Children, Social Problems, and Society
- 12 The Future of Childhood
- Glossary
- References
- Index