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ALLISON JAMES Globalization seems to be the word on everyone's
lips, with politicians as much as academics extolling its benefits
as well as its contradictions. For some, globali- tion means, in
practice, that whether in Bangkok or Boston, in London or Rio, as
travelers from wealthy countries they can be sure to find the beer,
the pizzas, and the jeans that they can at home; they can be both
at home and away simulta- ously. For others, though, globalization
has had rather different, often less bene- cial, consequences. In
their everyday lives people have come to find themselves tied in,
albeit in often unseen ways, into larger economic and political
systems over which they have no control; yet these systems cause
radical changes-often for the worse rather than the better-in the
pattern of their daily lives. And it is those who have least voice
whose lives are usually affected the most. In this book attention
is drawn systematically-really for the first time-to a
consideration of how processes of globalization variously impact
upon the lives of children. Such an approach is not only most
welcome in the field of childhood studies, but also long overdue.
It will, at last, enable us to begin to contextualize in a broader
framework some of the many issues to do with ch- dren's rights and
participation which have long been discussed as separate and
discrete issues within childhood studies.
Today, any regular newspaper reader is likely to be exposed to
reports on manifold forms of (physical, emotional, sexual) child
abuse on the one hand, and abnormal behavior, misconduct or
offences of children and minors on the other hand. Occasionally
reports on children as victims and children as offenders may appear
on the same issue or even the same page. Rather seldom the more
complex and largely hidden phenomena of structural hostility or
indifference of society with a view to children are being dealt
with in the press. Such fragmentary, ambiguous, incoherent or even
contradictory perception of children in modem society indicates
that, firstly, there is a lack of reliable information on modem
childhood, and secondly, children are still treated as a
comparatively irrelevant population group in society. This
conclusion may be surprising in particular when drawn at the end of
The Century of the Child proclaimed by Ellen Key as early as 1902.
Actually, there exist unclarities and ambiguities about the
evolution of childhood in the last century not only in public
opinion, but also in scientific literature. While De Mause with his
psycho-historic model of the evolution of childhood, comprising
different stages from infanticide, abandonment, ambivalence,
intrusion, socialisation to support, underlines the continuous
improvement of the condition of childhood throughout history and
thus rather confirms Key's expectations, Aries, with his social
history of childhood, seems to hold a more culturally pessimistic
view.
ALLISON JAMES Globalization seems to be the word on everyone's
lips, with politicians as much as academics extolling its benefits
as well as its contradictions. For some, globali- tion means, in
practice, that whether in Bangkok or Boston, in London or Rio, as
travelers from wealthy countries they can be sure to find the beer,
the pizzas, and the jeans that they can at home; they can be both
at home and away simulta- ously. For others, though, globalization
has had rather different, often less bene- cial, consequences. In
their everyday lives people have come to find themselves tied in,
albeit in often unseen ways, into larger economic and political
systems over which they have no control; yet these systems cause
radical changes-often for the worse rather than the better-in the
pattern of their daily lives. And it is those who have least voice
whose lives are usually affected the most. In this book attention
is drawn systematically-really for the first time-to a
consideration of how processes of globalization variously impact
upon the lives of children. Such an approach is not only most
welcome in the field of childhood studies, but also long overdue.
It will, at last, enable us to begin to contextualize in a broader
framework some of the many issues to do with ch- dren's rights and
participation which have long been discussed as separate and
discrete issues within childhood studies.
Today, any regular newspaper reader is likely to be exposed to
reports on manifold forms of (physical, emotional, sexual) child
abuse on the one hand, and abnormal behavior, misconduct or
offences of children and minors on the other hand. Occasionally
reports on children as victims and children as offenders may appear
on the same issue or even the same page. Rather seldom the more
complex and largely hidden phenomena of structural hostility or
indifference of society with a view to children are being dealt
with in the press. Such fragmentary, ambiguous, incoherent or even
contradictory perception of children in modem society indicates
that, firstly, there is a lack of reliable information on modem
childhood, and secondly, children are still treated as a
comparatively irrelevant population group in society. This
conclusion may be surprising in particular when drawn at the end of
The Century of the Child proclaimed by Ellen Key as early as 1902.
Actually, there exist unclarities and ambiguities about the
evolution of childhood in the last century not only in public
opinion, but also in scientific literature. While De Mause with his
psycho-historic model of the evolution of childhood, comprising
different stages from infanticide, abandonment, ambivalence,
intrusion, socialisation to support, underlines the continuous
improvement of the condition of childhood throughout history and
thus rather confirms Key's expectations, Aries, with his social
history of childhood, seems to hold a more culturally pessimistic
view.
The US has declined to approve most human rights treaties, despite
widespread support for such treaties among other Western
democracies. This study explores the legacy of the 1950s, when
opposition to the treaties was articulated, and the residual
strength of that opposition in contemporary deliberations.
Originally published in 1990.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the
latest in digital technology to make available again books from our
distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These
editions are published unaltered from the original, and are
presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both
historical and cultural value.
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