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The politics of childhood International perspectives, contemporary developments /

'I would certainly recommend this book to students and practitioners with interests in children and childhood'. - Michael Wyness, Children and Society.

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Group Author: Goddard, Jim.; McNamee, Sally.; James, Adrian L.; James, Allison
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Social theory.
Age groups: children.
Society.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230523197
Summary: 'I would certainly recommend this book to students and practitioners with interests in children and childhood'. - Michael Wyness, Children and Society.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2004.
Carrier Form: 304 p.
ISBN: 9781403935519
9780230523197 :
0230523196 :
CLC: C91
Contents: PART ONE: CHILDREN IN THEORY AND HISTORY Introduction: The Politics of Childhood - An Overview-- A.James & A.James Interpreting Children's Needs: Contested Assumptions in the Provision of Welfare-- N.Thomas The Politics of Modern Childhood: American Socialization and the Crisis of Individualism-- J.Block The 'Shame of America': African-American Civil Rights and the Politics of Childhood-- R.de Schweinitz PART TWO: CHILDREN, MONEY AND WORK Child Labour and Children's Rights: Policy Issues in Three Affluent Societies-- W.Heesterman Entertaining Guests or Entertaining the Guests: Children's Emotional Labour in Hotels, Pubs and Boarding Houses-- J.Seymour Growing Up in Poverty While Living in an Affluent Society: Personal Experiences and Coping Strategies of Dutch Poor Children-- T.van der Hoek PART THREE: CHILDREN AT SCHOOL Mobilising Family Solidarity? Rights, Responsibilities and Secondary Schooling in Urban Mexico-- M.Blasco 'Gypsy Children Can't Learn': Roma in the Hungarian Education System-- A.Tremlett The Invisible Child in Education Law-- A.Blair PART FOUR: CHILDREN, POWER AND DECISION-MAKING Placing Children on the Political Agenda: New Zealand's Agenda for Children-- M.Brown & J.McCormack The Representation of Children in the Media: Aspects of Agency and Literacy-- M.Messenger Davies & N.Mosdell Family Law and the Construction of Childhood in England and Wales-- S.McNamee, A.James& A.James Meeting the Challenge? Voicing Children and Young People in Mental Health Research V.Coppock Future Directions for the Study of Childhood-- J.Goddard.

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