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Kids in Context - The Sociological Study of Children and Childhoods (Hardcover)
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Kids in Context - The Sociological Study of Children and Childhoods (Hardcover)
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Kids in Context is a comprehensive overview of the new and rapidly
growing field of sociology of children and childhoods. It includes
explication of theories and empirical evidence about children's
social worlds, from their day-to-day experiences in their homes,
neighborhoods and schools to the impact on their lives of
political, economic, and social trends at the global level.
Alternative perceptions of children and childhood and the
implications of children's subordinate social status will be
examined. In keeping with the authors' view of children as active
participants in society rather than simply as passive recipients of
adult care and control, each chapter contains data gathered
directly from children, and examples of children's contributions to
their families, communities and societies are noted. In a pair of
chapters on family life, the authors examine the mutual effects of
kids and parents on each other as well as the implications of
changing family structures and modes of child rearing. Other
chapters are devoted to the dynamics of children's group life and
the creation and dissemination of children's culture, both locally
and globally. Variations in childhoods resulting from inequalities
of race and ethnicity, social class and gender are compared, with
special attention to groups of children who have been marginalized
or treated mainly as "social problems." The final chapter contains
an assessment of alternative strategies for enhancing children's
status and well-being.
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