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Author:   Jane Catherine O'Connor (Birmingham City University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9780415542678

ISBN 10:   0415542677
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   23 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Normal Child and the Exceptional Child 3. A Social History of Child Stars 4. The Powerlessness of Child Stars 5. The Power of Child Stars 6. The Demonisation of Church 7. Conclusion

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The Cultural Significance of the Child Star is an important new work in the sociology of childhood. O'Connor takes a unique approach to analyzing child stars that is both theoretically well grounded and thoroughly entertaining. - Karen Sternheimer, University of Southern California, author of Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today's Youth and It's Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture's Influence on Children Jane O'Connor's book adds useful empirical material to research on celebrity culture and provides a convincing argument about the importance of child celebrities. - Momin Rahman, Trent University, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2008

Author Information

Dr. Jane O’Connor is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Wolverhampton University. She has a BSc in Applied Psychology and Sociology, a Masters degree in Sociology of Contemporary Culture and a PhD in Childhood Studies from Brunel University. She writes extensively in the area of Sociology of Childhood and is presently involved in a major research project investigating cultural differences in children’s conceptions of cleverness.

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