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Childhoods in context

Clark, Alison,

9781447305811 - Childhoods in context
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"Childhoods in Context" offers a critical exploration of childhood, drawing attention to the physical and social contexts of children s lives. Through accounts of home and family, school, public spaces, and work, the contributors explore three key arguments: childhood is always located "somewhere" either in a place designed for children or territories that children develop for themselves; childhood is experienced through objects, people, places, and everyday routines; and childhood and adult identities are relational understandings of childhood are dependent on how adulthood is viewed.Raising important questions about methodological approaches to understanding childhoods in context, this book provides a framework for investigating wider questions about childhood, including the power relationships between adults and children and the influence of gender and inequality."

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Author Clark, Alison,
ISBN/EAN 9781447305811
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Article description

"Childhoods in Context" offers a critical exploration of childhood, drawing attention to the physical and social contexts of children s lives. Through accounts of home and family, school, public spaces, and work, the contributors explore three key arguments: childhood is always located "somewhere" either in a place designed for children or territories that children develop for themselves; childhood is experienced through objects, people, places, and everyday routines; and childhood and adult identities are relational understandings of childhood are dependent on how adulthood is viewed.Raising important questions about methodological approaches to understanding childhoods in context, this book provides a framework for investigating wider questions about childhood, including the power relationships between adults and children and the influence of gender and inequality."

Specifications

Author Clark, Alison,
ISBN/EAN 9781447305811