Childhood, Families and Society: Social, Cultural and Policy Issues

Author:   Deborah Chambers
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781447350453


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 September 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Childhood, Families and Society: Social, Cultural and Policy Issues


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Childhood experiences have altered dramatically in the past 50 years, with many of today's children experiencing changing family relations, accelerated contact with consumer culture and social media and a so-called ""privatisation"" of childhood. In this socio-cultural study, Chambers interrogates the contrasting interpretations of childhood: the idea of childhood agency versus the romantic ideal of children as innocent with a right to be childlike. A rare examination of both family and childhood studies, the text argues for the 'right' balance between parents, children, the state and other agencies in the raising of children across different countries.

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Author:   Deborah Chambers
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447350453


ISBN 10:   1447350456
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: childhood studies: Approaches and perspectives; Part 1: Changing family life; Parenting; School; Home and public space; Part 2: Changing childhoods; Children and consumer culture; Children and digital media; The privatisation of childhood; Part 3: Global shifts (title TBC); Migration and child refugees; Child labour; Children outside families; Part 4: Conclusion; Children’s rights, agency and citizenship; Changes in policy on childhood and families.

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Deborah Chambers is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University.

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