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The sociology of childhood / William A. Corsaro.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sociology for a new centuryPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage/Pine Forge Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Edition: Third editionDescription: xv, 437 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1412979439
  • 9781412979436
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.23 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ767.9 .C675 2011
Contents:
Pt. 1. The sociological study of childhood -- 1. Social theories of childhood -- 2. The structure of childhood and children's interpretive reproductions -- 3. Studying children and childhood -- Pt. 2. Children, childhood, and families in historical and cultural context -- 4. Historical views of childhood and children -- 5. Social change, families, and children -- Pt. 3. Children's cultures -- 6. Children's peer cultures and interpretive reproduction -- 7. Sharing and control in initial peer cultures -- 8. Conflict and differentiation in the initial peer culture -- 9. Preadolescent peer cultures -- Pt. 4. Children, social problems, and the future of childhood -- 10. Children, social problems, and the family -- 11. Children, social problems and society -- 12. The future of childhood.
Summary: This new edition of the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective includes updated coverage of peer relations, friendship, children's peer cultures, and the social problems experienced by children. Throughout the book, the author's original research and the compelling photographs and vivid illustrations bring the topics to life. -- Product Description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-413) and index.

Pt. 1. The sociological study of childhood -- 1. Social theories of childhood -- 2. The structure of childhood and children's interpretive reproductions -- 3. Studying children and childhood -- Pt. 2. Children, childhood, and families in historical and cultural context -- 4. Historical views of childhood and children -- 5. Social change, families, and children -- Pt. 3. Children's cultures -- 6. Children's peer cultures and interpretive reproduction -- 7. Sharing and control in initial peer cultures -- 8. Conflict and differentiation in the initial peer culture -- 9. Preadolescent peer cultures -- Pt. 4. Children, social problems, and the future of childhood -- 10. Children, social problems, and the family -- 11. Children, social problems and society -- 12. The future of childhood.

This new edition of the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective includes updated coverage of peer relations, friendship, children's peer cultures, and the social problems experienced by children. Throughout the book, the author's original research and the compelling photographs and vivid illustrations bring the topics to life. -- Product Description.

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