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Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
. Ed(S): Bass, Loretta; Kinney, David A.; Rosier, Katherine Brown
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Description for Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
Hardback. This volume illustrates how international childhood researchers can use current concepts and theories into unlikely contexts exposing their limitations and helping to inform more versatile and robust lines of thinking for children and youth studies. Editor(s): Bass, Loretta; Kinney, David A.; Rosier, Katherine Brown. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Coming from a range of methodological and theoretical orientations, this volume showcases the lives of children and the policies that shape children's lives on five continents. Across these research articles, it becomes clear that we cannot continue to assume a certain meaning of childhood, because this concept is bound by both cultural and structural factors. Cultural expectations influence how societies view children and how children view themselves. A handful of these studies show how immigrant children and youth provide particularly interesting insight as they navigate more than one cultural context. Structural factors also become salient, as children come from unequal ... Read more
Coming from a range of methodological and theoretical orientations, this volume showcases the lives of children and the policies that shape children's lives on five continents. Across these research articles, it becomes clear that we cannot continue to assume a certain meaning of childhood, because this concept is bound by both cultural and structural factors. Cultural expectations influence how societies view children and how children view themselves. A handful of these studies show how immigrant children and youth provide particularly interesting insight as they navigate more than one cultural context. Structural factors also become salient, as children come from unequal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762311835
SKU
V9780762311835
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