The Future of Childhood Contributor(s): Prout, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415256755 ISBN-13: 9780415256759 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Alan Prout discusses the place of children and childhood in late modernity. He argues that as the general social and economic climate has been increasingly dominated by uncertainty, so there appears to be a greater cultural confusion about the appropriate form that childhood should take. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Social Science | Children's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 305.230 |
LCCN: 2004003839 |
Series: Future of Childhood (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.24" W x 9.24" (0.64 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this ground-breaking book, Alan Prout discusses the place of children and childhood in modern society. He critically examines 'the new social studies of childhood', reconsidering some of its key assumptions and positions and arguing that childhood is heterogeneous and complex. The study of childhood requires a broad set of intellectual resources and an interdisciplinary approach. Chapters include:
This book is essential reading for students and academics in the field of childhood studies, sociology and education. |