A Sociological Image of the City: Through Children's Eyes Contributor(s): Blitzer- Golombek, Silviy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820417858 ISBN-13: 9780820417851 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Demography - Social Science | Methodology |
Dewey: 307.76 |
LCCN: 91035999 |
Series: American University Studies |
Physical Information: 140 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What does a ten or eleven year old child think when driving past a group of picketers? How do youngsters react when they walk by a homeless person sleeping on the sidewalk? Does a police officer inspire respect and admiration in all children? More importantly, which variables account for any differences in the meanings children attach to these situations? In this sociological exploration into children's worlds, they are the active social agents, defying the traditionally passive role assigned to them in the socialization process. As boys and girls from three public Baltimore schools express their fears and pleasures about urban life, traditional theories of stratification and conflict are put to the test in a non-conventional arena: the sociology of Childhood. |