THE SOCIOLOGY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD- FRONT COVER; THE SOCIOLOGY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 2- HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDHOOD ; CHAPTER 3- A RELATIONAL SOCIOLOGY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ; CHAPTER 4- GROWING UP BESIDE YOU -- SOCIAL HABITUS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ; CHAPTER 5- YOUNG CHILDREN'S PLAY -- CHALLENGING THE ADULT ESTABLISHMENT; CHAPTER 6- CIVILISING YOUNG CHILDREN -- LONG-TERM PARENTING TRENDS ; CHAPTER 7- NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SEXUALISATION OF CHILDHOOD ; CHAPTER 8- CONCLUSIONS ; INDEX
Summary
Introducing readers to the key historical and sociological perspectives on childhood, this book includes discussion features to encourage students to be critical and discursive around the subject
