|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children
|
Buy Now
Images of Childhood (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,433
Discovery Miles 14 330
|
|
|
Images of Childhood (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
The twentieth century will surely be remembered as a period of
remarkable calamity, vigorous intellectual activity, and striking
technological progress. For the first time in history, the
development of rapid forms of communication and transportation
shrunk the effective size of the world so that many of its citizens
were made aware of events occurring in far-distant locations and
came to appreciate cultural differences more directly than was
previously possible. Among the many trends and events for which the
century may be remembered, however, one will surely be the
ascendancy of science and scientific thinking. Given adequate
resources and ample time, scientists have argued they will be able
to reduce the mysteries of the universe, as well as the mysteries
of life and death, to objectifiable processes and events.
The editors of this book draw attention to the implicit and
explicit images of childhood that various disciplines -- especially
development psychology -- have constructed. These sometimes
unspoken metaphors have enduring value in that they provide a means
of drawing together, integrating, and interpreting otherwise
disparate findings or conclusions. They also provide a ready means
of conveying the fruits of scientific research to the people who
constitute its primary consumers. The contributors strive to show
that the images of childhood that each professional implicitly
carries in her or his head vary across historical epochs, just as
they vary across cultures and subcultures. Perhaps even more
alarmingly, some of these images seem to reflect the politically
correct ideology of particular times and places, at least as much
as they represent the objective findings they purport to summarize.
This volume's main objective is to unpackage cultural and
historical variations in the conception of childhood in order to
make clearer those which might be considered universal aspects of
behavioral and psychological development and those which must be
seen as temporary cultural constructions or images.
The specific aims of this volume are to:
* delineate images of childhood in diverse cultural, subcultural,
and historical contexts;
* illustrate how these images of childhood are manifested in
popular proverbs as well as in distinct patterns of childrearing,
broadly conceived to include aspects of parental behavior,
childcare arrangements, education, indoctrination, and the
assignment of responsibilities;
* indicate how these images of childhood are manifest in the
development and implementation of educational and social policies
as well as in the legal status of children;
* consider whether children are believed to have a privileged
place in society and whether age-graded constraints limit their
roles and participation in society; and
* evaluate the extent to which cultural images affect the ways in
which developmental processes are viewed or understood.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
