Children's childhoods : observed and experienced / edited with an introduction by Berry Mayall.
Contributor(s): Mayall, Berry.
Material type: BookPublisher: 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: 305.23Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00069692 |
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)