Norman Denzin presents a social psychological account of how the
lives of children are shaped by social interaction, particularly
interaction with parents and other caretakers. He examines the
special language of children, their socialization experiences, and
the emergence of their selfconceptions- all as they occur in
natural surroundings: daycare centers, homes, playgrounds, schools,
and many other places. Denzin is concerned not with sequential
developmental changes during childhood, but with how children
themselves enter into the processes that lead to self-awareness,
socialized abilities and attribute-such as pride, perceptiveness,
dignity, and poise.
Through his symbolic interactionist approach, Denzin shows how
language-the key link between children and others-is required in
everyday interpersonal relationships and how the sense of self
develops as linguistic skills grow. He stresses the importance of
play and games as processes by which children teach themselves
about social behavior; he also shows that, for children, play takes
on the seriousness of adults' work.
Denzin maintains that the definitions of childhood by the 1970s
had become detrimentally entrenched in educational and political
policies regarding children. He recommends a new definition that
recognizes children as individuals seeking meaning for their own
actions. This book will be valuable to all social scientists
concerned with symbolic and linguistic foundations of the
socialization process. A new introduction reviews developments
since publication of the original edition. This book raises the
interactions between adults and children to a new level.
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