An introduction to childhood studies

Covers developments in children's literature, moral panic around sexual abuse, the impact of media technology on children's lives. This book also covers children's rights and educational provision including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kehily, Mary Jane (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Maidenhead, England : New York : Open University Press ; McGraw-Hill 2009.
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798526106719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor and contributors; Chapter 1: Understanding childhood; An introduction to some key themes and issues; Chapter 2: Childhood studies; Past, present and future; PART I: Historical Approaches to Childhood; Chapter 3: The historical construction of childhood; Chapter 4: Children's literature and childhood; Chapter 5: Innocence and experience; PART II: Sociocultural Approaches to Childhood; Chapter 6: Constructing childhood sociologically; Chapter 7: Developmental psychology and the study of childhood
  • Chapter 8: New media, new childhoods?PART III: Policy Perspectives on Childhood; Chapter 9: Promoting better childhoods; Chapter 10: Children's rights in early childhood; Chapter 11: Childhood and the law; Chapter 12: The future of childhood; References; Index; Back Cover