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Children's childhoods : observed and experienced / edited with an introduction by Berry Mayall.

Contributor(s): Mayall, Berry.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1994Description: vi, 184 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0750703695 (v) (hbk); 0750703709 (m) (pbk).Subject(s): Child development | Children | Children and adults | SocializationDDC classification: 305.23
Contents:
Introduction -- Women and children first and last: Parallels and differences between children's and women's studies / Ann Oakley -- Children's rights / Gerrison Lansdown -- Researching children's rights to integrity / Priscilla Alderson -- The family - A refuge from demands or an arena for the exercise of power and control - Children's fictions on their future families / Gunilla Hallden -- Television and the definition of childhood / David Buckingham -- Creating the capable body: discourses about ability and effort in primary and secondary school studies / Lise Bird -- Children in action at home and school / Berry Mayall -- Responsible children? aspects of children's work and employment outside school in contemporary UK / Virginia Morrow -- Opportunities for childhoods in late twentieth century Britain / Colin Ward -- Childhood as a mode of production / David Oldman.
Holdings
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 00069692
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index.

Introduction -- Women and children first and last: Parallels and differences between children's and women's studies / Ann Oakley -- Children's rights / Gerrison Lansdown -- Researching children's rights to integrity / Priscilla Alderson -- The family - A refuge from demands or an arena for the exercise of power and control - Children's fictions on their future families / Gunilla Hallden -- Television and the definition of childhood / David Buckingham -- Creating the capable body: discourses about ability and effort in primary and secondary school studies / Lise Bird -- Children in action at home and school / Berry Mayall -- Responsible children? aspects of children's work and employment outside school in contemporary UK / Virginia Morrow -- Opportunities for childhoods in late twentieth century Britain / Colin Ward -- Childhood as a mode of production / David Oldman.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 Women and Children First and Last: Parallels and Differences between Children's and Women's Studies (p. 13)
  • 2 Children's Rights (p. 33)
  • 3 Researching Children's Rights to Integrity (p. 45)
  • 4 The Family- A Refuge from Demands or an Arena for the Exercise of Power and Control- Children's Fictions on Their Future Families (p. 63)
  • 5 Television and the Definition of Childhood (p. 79)
  • 6 Creating the Capable Body: Discourses about Ability and Effort in Primary and Secondary School Studies (p. 97)
  • 7 Children in Action at Home and School (p. 114)
  • 8 Responsible Children? Aspects of Children's Work and Employment outside School in Contemporary UK (p. 128)
  • 9 Opportunities for Childhoods in Late Twentieth Century Britain (p. 144)
  • 10 Childhood as a Mode of Production (p. 153)
  • Notes on Contributors (p. 167)
  • References (p. 169)
  • Index (p. 180)

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