The Material Child - Growing up in Consumer Culture (Paperback)

Children today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world. But should we see them as victims of manipulative marketing, or as competent participants in consumer culture? The Material Child provides a comprehensive critical overview of debates about children's changing engagement with the commercial market. It moves from broad overviews of the theory and history of children's consumption to insightful case studies of key areas such as obesity, sexualisation, children's broadcasting and education. In the process, it challenges much of the received wisdom about the effects of advertising and marketing, arguing for a more balanced account that locates children's consumption within a broader analysis of social relationships, for example within the family and the peer group. While refuting the popular view of children as incompetent and vulnerable consumers that is adopted by many campaigners, it also rejects the easy celebration of consumption as an expression of children's power and autonomy. Written by one of the leading international scholars in the field, The Material Child will be of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers, as well as parents, teachers and others who work directly with children.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	D Buckingham
Dimensions:	235 x 164 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7456-4771-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Consumer issues Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children
LSN:	0-7456-4771-5
Barcode:	9780745647715

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