The sociology of children, childhood and generation /
Leonard, Madeleine,
The sociology of children, childhood and generation / - vii, 176 pages ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Becoming and Being: Developments in the Sociology of Childhood -- 3. Macro Childhoods: Prioritising Structure -- 4. Micro Childhoods: Prioritising Agency -- 5. From Rights to Citizenship: Transformations and Constraints -- 6. Bridging Structure and Agency: Bringing in Inter- and Intra-generagency -- 7. Conclusions: Blurred Boundaries.
Outlining sociology's distinctive contribution to childhood studies and our understanding of contemporary children and childhood, this book provides a thought provoking and comprehensive account of the connections between the macro worlds of childhood and the micro worlds of children's everyday lives.
1446259234 9781446259238: £75.00 9781446259238 9781446259245 1446259242
2015942702
Children--Social conditions.
Children.
Socialization
Child development.
Group values (Sociology) in children
305.231 LEO
The sociology of children, childhood and generation / - vii, 176 pages ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Becoming and Being: Developments in the Sociology of Childhood -- 3. Macro Childhoods: Prioritising Structure -- 4. Micro Childhoods: Prioritising Agency -- 5. From Rights to Citizenship: Transformations and Constraints -- 6. Bridging Structure and Agency: Bringing in Inter- and Intra-generagency -- 7. Conclusions: Blurred Boundaries.
Outlining sociology's distinctive contribution to childhood studies and our understanding of contemporary children and childhood, this book provides a thought provoking and comprehensive account of the connections between the macro worlds of childhood and the micro worlds of children's everyday lives.
1446259234 9781446259238: £75.00 9781446259238 9781446259245 1446259242
2015942702
Children--Social conditions.
Children.
Socialization
Child development.
Group values (Sociology) in children
305.231 LEO