The Palgrave handbook of childhood studies

A landmark publication in the field, this state-of-the-art reference work, with contributions from leading thinkers across a range of disciplines, is an essential guide to the study of children and childhood, and sets out future research agendas for the subject. JENS QVORTRUP is Professor of Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and former Director of the Norwegian Centre for Child Research, Trondheim, Norway. A founding father of childhood studies, he was the Founding President of the International Sociological Association's section on Sociology of Childhood (1988-1998), Director of the pioneering study 'Childhoodas a Social Phenomenon' (1987-1992) and co-editor of the journal 'Childhood' (1999-2008). He has written extensively on childhood and his publications include 'Childhood Matters, Childhood and Children's Culture, Studies in Modern Childhood 'and 'The Modern Child and the Flexible Labour Market'. . WILLIAM A. CORSARO is the Robert H. Shaffer Endowed Chair in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University, USA. He has held Visiting Fellowships in Italy and Norway. He has written widely on childhood and early education and his publications include 'Friendship and Peer Culture in the Early Years', 'We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture', 'I Compagni: Understanding Children's Transition from Preschool to Elementary School' (with Luisa Molinari). His book 'The Sociology of Childhood 'is now in its second edition and has been translated into Danish and Italian. . MICHAEL-SEBASTIAN HONIG is Professor of Social Work at the University of Luxembourg. Previously he held posts as Head of the Department of Children and Child Care at the German Youth Institute, Munich, and Professor of Pedagogy at the University of Trier, Germany. His many publications include 'Entwurf einer Theorie der Kindheit' (Towards a Theory of Childhood). Heis co-editor of the German 'Journal of the Sociology of Education and Socialization 'and' 'an editorial board member for 'Childhood'. He edits the German book series 'Childhoods: New Directions' published by Juventa Publishing. INDICE: List of Figures and Tables - Notes on Contributors - Introduction:Why Social Studies of Childhood?; 'J. Qvortrup, W.A. Corsaro & M-S. Honig' - PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD STUDIES - Childhood as Structural Form; 'J.Qvortrup' - Agency; 'A.James' - Child Development and Development of Childhood; 'M.Woodhead' - How is the Child Constituted in Childhood Studies?; 'M-S.Honig - 'Method and Methodology in Childhood Research; 'A.Lange' &' J.Mierendorff' - PART II: HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF CHILDHOOD - The Evolution of Childhood in Western Europe c. 1400-1750; 'H.Hendrick' - Transitions to Modernity; 'J.Gillis' - Institutionalization as a Secular Trend; 'H.Zeiher' - Pluralization of Family Forms; 'A-M.Jensen' - PART III: GENERATIONAL RELATIONS - Generational Order; 'L.Alanen - 'Generational Relations at Family Level; 'B.Mayall' - Children, Generational Relations and Intergenerational Justice; 'T.Olk -'Collective Identities; 'H.Hengst' - PART IV: CHILDREN'S EVERYDAY LIVES/THE LOCAL FRAMEWORK - Children's Bodies; 'L.Fingerson ' - Policies in Early Childhood Education and Care: Potentialities for Agency, Play and Learning; 'G.Dahlberg - 'Localities: A Holistic Frame of Reference for Appraising Social Justice in Children's Lives; 'J.McKendrick' - Children as Problems, Problems of Children; 'K.Rosier' - Childhood: Leisure, Culture, and Peers; 'I.Frones - 'PART V: CHILDREN'S PRACTICE - CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS - From Child Labour to Working Children's Movement; 'O.Nieuwenhuys' - Peer Cultures; 'W.A.Corsaro' - Play andGames; 'A-C.Evaldsson' - Leisure Time and Cultural Activities; 'I.Frones ' - Children as Consumers; 'D.Cook' - Children and Television; 'D.Buckingham' - Children and Digital Media: Online, On Site, On the Go; 'K.Drotner' - PART VI: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND PLACE IN THE WORLD - Children's Rights as Human Rights: Reading the UNCRC; 'M.Freeman' - Interests in and Responsibility for Children and their Life Worlds; 'D.Bühler-Niederberger' &' H.Sünker' - Transnational Mobilities and Childhoods; 'A.Bailey' - Closing the Gap between Rights and the Realities of Children's Lives; 'N.H.Kaufman '& 'I.Rizzini' - Author Index - Subject Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-53261-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 472
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés