Full Description
This book aims to challenge dominant narratives of childhood, offering a critical exploration of ten contemporary debates.
Authored by experienced professionals and academics in the field, this thought-provoking book examines the impact of these debates on children's lived experiences through a socio-cultural lens. Bolstered by reflective questions and illustrative case studies, it stimulates discussions on social justice, children's rights, and their positioning within political and economic contexts.
Written for students and professionals, 'Debating Childhoods' serves as a catalyst for critical engagement and aims to empower current and future scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to consider their roles in shaping the lives of young children.
Contents
Chapter 1: Constructions of Childhood - Joe Brown & Timothy Clark
Chapter 2: The Neo-Liberal Child: Current consumers, future workers - Joe Brown & Alex Morfaki
Chapter 3: The Successful Child: Forms of capital and childhood - Jeanette Simson
Chapter 4: Children as Rights Holders: Rhetoric or reality? - Helen Butcher & Jane Andrews
Chapter 5: Policy: For children or about children? - Eleri John & Joanne Munyard
Chapter 6: The Commercialisation of Childhood - Katrina Diamond & Melissa Arrowsmith
Chapter 7: Children's Health and Well-Being - Jackie Musgrave
Chapter 8: Play: Investment or pleasure? - Zoe Lewis & Vina Patel
Chapter 9: Measuring Childhood: The good, the bad and the ugly - Kate Irvine
Chapter 10: The Unique Child - Sarah Gillie, Rhiannon Packer & Sally Spruce
Chapter 11: Taking Childhood Seriously: Listening, agency and advocacy - Timothy Clark & Rebecca Kingsley-Jones
