| Contesting Childhood Contributor(s): Wyness, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750708247 ISBN-13: 9780750708241 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: Traditional models of childhood need reconstructing, especially as children become more active in negotiating the boundaries between themselves and adults. Wyness argues for new, more effective conceptions of childhood, derived from analysis of recent social policy. He interprets legislation and reveals that recent children acts and educational reform exhibit a strengthening of the socializing power of adults over children. Most importantly, this book challenges a prevalent underlying conception of children as 'lesser' or 'inferior' versions of adults, a flawed understanding that sill influences policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.23 |
| LCCN: 99039562 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.74" W x 8.8" (0.80 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on work from within the developing field of childhood studies, this text examines theoretical and policy driven understandings of the current position of children in society. Through an analysis of policy reforms and professional initiatives within educational child care and legal contexts, the author examines different, potentially competing viewpoints of childrens social position. Chapters are devoted to a number of related themes, including child policy and moral ambiguity, the limits to child protection, the individualization of schooling and childhood and citizenship. |
