ISBN:
9781848557321
,
9781848557338
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (xxii, 304 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Serie:
Sociological studies of children and youth 12
Serie:
Sociological studies of children and youth
Paralleltitel:
Print version Structural, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives
DDC:
305.23
Schlagwort(e):
Sociology
;
Child development
;
Kindersoziologie
;
Jugendsoziologie
Kurzfassung:
In this volume, guest editor Qvortrup brings together contributions representing structural, historical, and comparative perspectives on the study of children and youth. Here, childhood is conceived as a structural feature of society, subject to the stable and changing forces of the larger social context, and comparable across time and cultures. Such perspectives have been relatively under-represented in the "New Sociology of Childhood," which has tended both to stress children's agency, and to favour ethnographic methods of inquiry. The series editors are pleased to expand and enliven the foc
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Front cover; Structural, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial Board; Macro-sociological studies of childhood: a prologue to a guest issue; References; Chapter 1. The development of childhood: Change and continuity in generational relations; Introduction; Prime movers: lessons from Ariès and deMause; The transition of childhood to industrialisation; Change and continuity of children's work; Winners and losers; Notes; References
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 2. Do ideas matter? Changes in policies concerning children and families in Germany and NorwayIntroduction; The case of Germany: ''Sustainable family policy'' - reframing policies concerning children and families; The case of Norway: A dualistic model of policies concerning children and families; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. Children and distributive justice between generations; Introduction; A synchronic generation approach; Distributive justice; Empirical studies of benefits and income; Notes; References
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 4. Poverty and human resources for children in the United States and selected rich countriesIntroduction; Child poverty: limited access to economic resources; Measuring poverty in the United States; Basic budget poverty and other poverty measures; International comparisons of overall child poverty; How social transfers affect child poverty; Poverty for children compared to adults; Race-ethnicity and immigrant origins: poverty in the United States; International comparisons of poverty by immigrant status; Overcrowded housing; Family homeownership; Family composition
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Parental educational attainmentsParental employment; Language environments and skills of children; Immigrant families putting down deep roots; Looking to the future; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Children's agency in politically divided societies: The case of Northern Ireland; Structure and agency: Two sides of the same coin?; Children and the political system; Children and the economic system; Children and the education system; Children and culture; The interface between structure and agency in Belfast; Conclusion; References
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 6. Confiscated time: Are children allowed to manage their own time?A necessary specification; The temporal structure of society and the times of children; The national and local Italian context; The everyday organizations of children and families; Time choices and control; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Making sense of child labour in modern society; Introduction; Child labour; Citizenship and exclusion; Domestic labour; Anthroponomic production; Adulterated sociology; Slave labour; Conclusion; Notes; References
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter 8. The value of children - fertility, personal choices and public needs
Anmerkung:
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