The Sociology of ChildhoodThe Sociology of Childhood is the Second Edition of a text that has been universally acclaimed as the best book on the subject available today. It is the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective. The Second Edition retains the same quality coverage of social theories of childhood, the consideration of children and childhood in historical and cultural perspective, children's peer cultures from preschool through preadolescence, and the social problems of children. The book has been updated to include new research, information, and discussions on the latest social indicators regarding children in the United States and around the world. |
Contents
The Sociological Study of Childhood | 1 |
Social Theories of Childhood | 5 |
Socialization | 7 |
Childrens Understanding of Conservation of Mass | 12 |
Children Collectively Participate in Society | 18 |
Do Chips Have Blood on Them? | 20 |
Summary | 27 |
The Structure of Childhood and Childrens Interpretive Reproductions | 29 |
Friendship Sharing and Social Participation | 136 |
The Little Chairs Routine | 137 |
Access Rituals in an American Preschool | 141 |
Italian Childrens Production of the Cantilena in Discussione | 146 |
Autonomy and Control in Peer Culture | 149 |
The Walking Bucket | 154 |
La Strega | 156 |
Summary | 158 |
The New American Grandparent | 31 |
Age and Gender in Hausa Society | 33 |
Childhood Childrens Activities and Interpretive Reproduction in Peer Culture | 40 |
Preschool Childrens Secondary Adjustments to Teachers Rules | 42 |
Summary | 43 |
Studying Children and Childhood | 45 |
Macrolevel Methods | 46 |
Microlevel Methods | 49 |
Nontraditional Methods in Studying Children | 55 |
Ethical Issues in Researching Childrens Lives | 56 |
Summary | 58 |
Children Childhood and Families in Historical and Cultural Context | 59 |
Historical Views of Childhood and Children | 61 |
Philippe Ariess Centuries of Childhood | 62 |
The Debate Regarding GrandStage Theories of the family and Childhood | 65 |
The New History of Childhood | 67 |
The Newsies | 78 |
Summary | 80 |
Social Change Families and Children | 83 |
Childrens Everyday Lives in Families | 85 |
Amy Sticks Up for Her Mom | 88 |
The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Children and Childhood in Western Societies | 95 |
The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Children and Childhood in Developing Societies | 102 |
Summary | 104 |
Childrens Cultures | 107 |
Childrens Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction | 109 |
Central Importance of Peer Culture in Interpretive Reproduction | 110 |
Symbolic Aspects of Childrens Cultures | 115 |
Material Aspects of Childrens Cultures | 125 |
Summary | 131 |
Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures | 133 |
Central Themes in Childrens Initial Peer Cultures | 134 |
Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture | 161 |
Bad Wolves Do Not Exist | 162 |
Social Differentiation in Initial Peer Cultures | 171 |
Summary | 188 |
Preadolescent Peer Cultures | 191 |
Peer Cultures in Preadolescence | 192 |
Autonomy and Identity in Preadolescent Peer Cultures | 201 |
Cradle of Love | 208 |
Disputes Conflict Friendships and Gender | 211 |
Boys and Cooties | 217 |
Summary | 221 |
Children Social Problems and the Future of Childhood | 225 |
Children Social Problems and the Family | 229 |
Work Families and Childhood | 230 |
Divorce and Its Effects on Children | 236 |
Child Abuse in the Family | 243 |
Summary | 248 |
Children Social Problems and Society | 251 |
The Abraham Lincoln of Child Workers | 258 |
The Story of Nicholas | 265 |
Teen Pregnancy and Nonmarital Births | 267 |
Violence Victimization and the Loss of Childhood | 275 |
Summary | 281 |
The Future of Childhood | 283 |
The Major Challenges | 286 |
Some More Modest Proposals to Enrich Childrens Lives | 293 |
Conclusion | 310 |
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Page 358 - It is in particular the notion of the "zone of proximal development" that has commanded a considerable amount of attention in recent years. This is defined "as the distance between a child's actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving" and the higher level of "potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers (Vygotsky, 1978, p.
References to this book
Constructing Childhood: Theory, Policy and Social Practice Allison James,A. James No preview available - 2004 |