Children, Morality and Society [electronic resource] /
Frankel, S.author.
This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity and understanding to engage with discourses of morality.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section I: Laying a Foundation for Moral Discourse; 1 Agency, Identity and Belonging; Section II: Representations of Childhood and Morality - A Social Construct of Control; 2 The 'Ominous' Child - Childhood and Morality as Social Constructs; 3 The Ambiguous Child - Contemporary Constructions of Children and the Law; Section III: Moral Agency in Action; 4 Stereotypes - Positioning the Self; 5 Negotiating Power Relations - The Self and Others; 6 A Learning Process - Making Sense of Social Experiences
Section IV Concluding ThoughtsConcluding Thoughts - Time to Be 'Bothered'; Appendix - A Voice for Change; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity and understanding to engage with discourses of morality.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Juvenile delinquents.
Social policy.
Social groups.
Family.
Criminology.
Ethics.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Ethics.