Description |
xiii, 317 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Thinking about children and childhoods : theoretical perspectives -- 3. Studying children and childhoods : research methodologies -- 4. Change and diversity : the two constants of family life -- 5. Kids at home : socialization and the allocation of family resources -- 6. Kids in groups -- 7. The two worlds of school -- 8. Race, ethnicity, and social status : the creation of social hierarchies in childhood -- 9. Becoming girls and boys -- 10. The rapidly changing external context of childhood -- 11. Kid consumers in a global economy -- 12. Toward a world fit for children |
Summary |
Kids in Context is an excellent presentation of qualitative research and theories of childhood |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Scott, Kimberley Ann
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Children.
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Families.
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Children -- Social conditions.
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Author |
Scott, Kimberly Ann, 1969-
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LC no. |
2005011548 |
ISBN |
0742520242 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742520250 paperback alkaline paper |
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