'Childhood' in 'crisis'?

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'Childhood' in 'crisis'?

edited by Phil Scraton

UCL Press, 1997

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-216) and index

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Description

Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the politics of childhood , focusing on topics such as: the family; education and schooling; mental health; crime and justice; and sexuality.

Table of Contents

Part One Chapter 1 'Childhood': An Introduction to Historical and Theoretical Analyses Chapter 2 'Crisis': The Demonization of Children and Young People Part Two Chapter 3 'Families' in 'Crisis'? Chapter 4 Prolonging 'Childhood', Manufacturing 'Innocence' and Regulating Sexuality Chapter 5 'Crisis' in the Classroom Chapter 6 Children in Trouble: State Responses to Juvenile Crime Chapter 7 'Mad', 'Bad' or Misunderstood? The Rights of Children and Young People in Residential Mental Health Settings Chapter 8 Whose 'Childhood'? What 'Crisis'?

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