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Constructing and reconstructing childhood : contemporary issues in the sociological of childhood / edited by Allison James and Alan Prout.
Contributor(s): James, Allison
| Prout, Alan.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : Falmer Press, 1997Description: xvii, 260 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0750707038 v (hbk); 0750705965 m (pbk).Subject(s): Children -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 305.23
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00074682 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- Preface to Second Edition (p. ix)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 1 A New Paradigm for the Sociology of Childhood? Provenance, Promise and Problems (p. 7)
- Chapter 2 Constructions and Reconstructions of British Childhood: an Interpretative Survey, 1800 to the Present (p. 34)
- Chapter 3 Psychology and the Cultural Construction of Children's Needs (p. 63)
- Chapter 4 A Voice for Children in Statistical and Social Accounting: a Plea for Children's Right to Be Heard (p. 85)
- Chapter 5 It's a Small World: Disneyland, the Family and the Multiple Re-Representations of American Childhood (p. 107)
- Chapter 6 Negotiating Childhood: Changing Constructions of Age for Norwegian Children (p. 126)
- Chapter 7 Street Children: Deconstructing a Construct (p. 145)
- Chapter 8 Who Are You Kidding? Children, Power, and the Struggle Against Sexual Abuse (p. 165)
- Chapter 9 Childhood and the Policy Makers: a Comparative Perspective on the Globalization of Childhood (p. 190)
- Chapter 10 Re-Presenting Childhood: Time and Transition in the Study of Childhood (p. 230)
- Notes on Contributors (p. 251)
- Index (p. 255)