Sociological studies of children.
By: editor, Nancy Mandell ; vol. editor, Anne-Marie Ambert.
Contributors: Mandell, Nancy; Ambert, Anne-Marie, 1940-
Series: Sociological studies of children -- v. 7
Publisher: JAI Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Greenwich, Connecticut; London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Child development.; Socialization.
Table of contents: title: On the liberal culture of child risk: a covenant critique of contractarian theory / John O'Neill; title: Single-parent households as settings for children's development, well-being, and attainment: a social network/resources perspective / Paul R. Amato; title: From useful to useful: the historical continuity of children's constructive participation / Jens Qvortrup; title: Hierarchy, boundary, and agency: toward a theoretical perspective on childhood / Allison James and Alan Prout; title: Micro-sociology and psychological development: a sociological interpretation of Piaget's theory / Geoffrey Tesson and James Youniss; title: A developmental model of heteroglossic improvisation in children's fantasy play / R. Keith Sawyer; title: Constituting child abuse: a problem of late modernity? / Chris Jenks; title: Toward a theory of peer abuse / Anne-Marie Ambert; title: Invisible children? toward a reconceptualization of childhood dependency and responsibility / Virginia Morrow; title: Elia's theory of civilizing processes: an exploratory note on the judicial system, families, and juvenile delinquency in the Netherlands / Mieke Komen; title: Sociological theorizing on children: Concluding thoughts / Anne-Marie Ambert.