Childhood, Culture and Society

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTDISBN: 9781446296127

In a Global Context

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By Michael Wyness
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Introduction Chapter 1 | Innocence Chapter 2 | Dependence Chapter 3 | The A-social Child Chapter 4 | Future Orientation Chapter 5 | Developmentalism Chapter 6 | Socialisation Chapter 7 | Peer Groups Chapter 8 | Social Construction Chapter 9 | Agency Chapter 10 | Generation Chapter 11 | Globalisation Chapter 12 | Rights Chapter 13 | Participation Chapter 14 | Protection Chapter 15 | Schooling Thematic Introduction A | Politics of a Global Childhood Chapter 16 | Children as Global Subjects Chapter 17 | Children and International Aid Chapter 18 | Children and Military Conflict: Agency, Resilience and Culpability Chapter 19 | Child Migration, Mediation and Intergenerational Relations Chapter 20 | Children and the Political Realm Thematic Introduction B | Children, Childhood and Diversity Chapter 21 | Children and their Work Chapter 22 | Children and Digital Technology Chapter 23 | Children and Identity Formation Chapter 24 | Children's Use of Space Thematic Introduction C | Growing Up Chapter 25 | Children and their Families Chapter 26 | Children, Schooling and Social Inequality Chapter 27 | Children and Play Chapter 28 | Children, Popular Culture and Leisure Chapter 29 | Children and their Bodies Thematic Introduction D | Children and Adversity Chapter 30 | Children and Poverty Chapter 31 | Children and HIV/AIDS Chapter 32 | Child Maltreatment, Vulnerability and Trafficking Chapter 33 | Children and Economic Exploitation Chapter 34 | Children and Crime Conclusion

This book is indeed an exciting read! 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. The book provides an insightful account of the important shift from a modernist 20th century version of childhood, with its emphasis on child protection, development and independence to a post-modern 21st century conception of childhood, with its focus on children's voice, agency and participation in the families, communities and societies where they grow up. Childhood, Culture and Society is a formidable exploration of the nature of contemporary childhood in globally disparate regions. Running through the book is not only a committed scholarly voice, but also the recognition of an inevitable political dimension to childhood in the discussion of an array of empirical themes and concerns. -- Pia Christensen, Professor of Anthropology and Childhood Studies, University of Leeds, UK This is an excellent introduction to the subject, wide-ranging, authoritative and accessible. The presentation of key concepts in the understanding of contemporary childhood, followed by a series of thematic explorations, makes for an effective combination of breadth and depth. I would recommend it to students in particular. -- Nigel Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Childhood and Youth, UCLAN Childhood, Culture and Society is a comprehensive, timely, and highly readable text with many informative case studies. Michael Wyness offers new and innovate insights especially in the areas of children's rights, global childhood, and intergenerational relations. A major contribution to childhood studies! -- William A. Corsaro, Author of 'The Sociology of Childhood' and 'We're Friends Right? Inside Kids' Culture'

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