Title: The sociology of childhood /
Authors: Corsaro, William A.
Year: 2015
Subjects: Children
Abstract: William A. Corsaro's groundbreaking work, The Sociology of Childhood, is widely acclaimed as the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective--providing in-depth coverage of social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, and children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history. The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.Social Theories of Childhood -- Sociology's Rediscovery of Childhood -- Traditional Theories: Socialization -- The Deterministic Model: Society Appropriates the Child -- The Constructivist Model: The Child Appropriates Society -- Understanding of Conservation of Mass -- Interpretive Reproduction: Children Collectively Participate in Society -- From Individual Progression to Collective Reproductions -- The Orb Web Model -- Children's Two Cultures -- Summary -- 2.The Structure of Childhood and Children's Interpretive Reproductions -- Assumptions of the Structural Perspective -- Childhood as a Structural Form -- Effects of Societal Forces on Childhood -- Children's Activities and Contributions to Society -- Childhood, Children's Activities, and Interpretive Reproduction in Peer Culture -- Three Kinds of Collective Action -- Summary -- 3.Studying Children and Childhood -- Macrolevel Methods -- Demographic Studies -- Large-Scale Surveys --