The changing experience of childhood : families and divorce

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The changing experience of childhood : families and divorce

Carol Smart, Bren Neale and Amanda Wade

Polity Press, c2001

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  • : pbk

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780745623993

Description

Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Rather than witnessing the end of the family and the end of contented childhood, we could be seeing the emergence of post-divorce families and new experiences of childhood based on these new arrangements. This path-breaking book explores children's own accounts of family life after divorce and allows us to see these changes from their point of view. It provides a sociological perspective on how childhood may be changing and how the 'democratic' status of children in the family may be in the process of transformation. The implications for family and legal policy of listening to children's views are also set out. The Changing Experience of Childhood will be of interest to all those in academic and public life concerned about the future of the family.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsChapter 1: Re-thinking Childhood/Re-thinking FamiliesChapter 2: Childhood and Modern Narratives of HarmChapter 3: Children's Perspectives on Post-Divorce Family LifeChapter 4: 'Doing' Post-Divorce ChildhoodChapter 5: Do children care?: Childhood and Moral ReasoningChapter 6: Children, Citizenship and Family PracticesChapter 7: Children's Experiences of Co-parentingChapter 8: Children and their Parents: Different PerspectivesChapter 9: ImplicationsAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780745624006

Description

Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Rather than witnessing the end of the family and the end of contented childhood, we could be seeing the emergence of post-divorce families and new experiences of childhood based on these new arrangements. This path-breaking book explores children's own accounts of family life after divorce and allows us to see these changes from their point of view. It provides a sociological perspective on how childhood may be changing and how the 'democratic' status of children in the family may be in the process of transformation. The implications for family and legal policy of listening to children's views are also set out. The Changing Experience of Childhood will be of interest to all those in academic and public life concerned about the future of the family.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Re-thinking Childhood/Re-thinking Families. Chapter 2: Childhood and Modern Narratives of Harm. Chapter 3: Children's Perspectives on Post-Divorce Family Life. Chapter 4: 'Doing' Post-Divorce Childhood. Chapter 5: Do children care?: Childhood and Moral Reasoning. Chapter 6: Children, Citizenship and Family Practices. Chapter 7: Children's Experiences of Co-parenting. Chapter 8: Children and their Parents: Different Perspectives. Chapter 9: Implications. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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  • NCID
    BA54211444
  • ISBN
    • 0745623999
    • 0745624006
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge, U.K.
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 220 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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