TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kehily,Mary Jane
TI  - An introduction to childhood studies
SN  - 0335212670
AV  - HQ767.9 .I58 2004
U1  - 305.231 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Maidenhead
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Children
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Understanding childhood: an introduction to some key themes and issues; Mary Jane Kehily --; Part 1; Historical Approaches to Childhood : --; 2; The historical construction of childhood; Diana Gittins --; 3; Children's literature and childhood; Peter Hunt --; 4; Innocence and experience: a historical approach to childhood and sexuality; Mary Jane Kehily and Heather Montgomery --; Part 2; Sociocultural Approaches to Childhood : --; 5; Constructing childhood sociologically; Chris Jenks --; 6; Developmental psychology and the study of childhood; Valerie Walkerdine --; 7; New media, new childhoods? Children's changing cultural environment in the age of digital technology; David Buckingham --; Part 3; Policy Perspectives on Childhood : --; 8; , Promoting better childhoods: constructions of child concern; Wendy Stainton Rogers --; 9; Children's rights: international policy and lived practice; Rachel Burr --; 10; Childhood and the law: In whose 'best interests'?; Daniel Monk
N2  - This introductory textbook brings together key themes in the area of childhood studies to provide an introduction to students and practitioners working in this field. Written by experts from across a range of disciplines, each chapter offers a broad-based and accessible insight into childhood and analyzes new ways of researching and theorizing about children and childhood. For undergraduate and postgraduate students of childhood studies, education, and social sciences
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