TY - BOOK AU - Cook,Daniel Thomas TI - The commodification of childhood: the children's clothing industry and the rise of the child consumer SN - 0822332795 AV - HQ792.U5 C673 2004 U1 - 305.23 22 PY - 2004///] CY - Durham PB - Duke University Press KW - Children KW - United States KW - History KW - Adolescence KW - Child consumers KW - Teenage consumers KW - Children's clothing industry KW - Mother and child N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; A brief history of childhood and motherhood into the twentieth century --; 3; Merchandising, motherhood, and morality : industry origins and child welfare, 1917-1929 --; 4; Pediocularity : from the child's point of view --; 5; Reconfiguring girlhood : age grading, size ranges, and aspirational merchandising in the 1930s --; 6; Baby booms and markets booms : teen and subteen girls in the postwar marketplace --; 7; Concluding remarks ER -