European childhoods
Subtitle: cultures, politics and childhoods in Europe
By: edited by Allison James and Adrian L. James.
Contributors: James, Allison.; James, Adrian L.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781403997500
Subjects: Children -- European Union countries.; Child welfare -- European Union countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: European childhoods : an overview / Adrian James and Allison James; title: Children as new citizens : in the best interests of the child? / Anne Trine Kjørholt; title: Children in nature : cultural ideas and social practices in Norway / Randi Dyblie Nilsen; title: Children's cultures and new technologies : a gap between generations? Some reflections from the Spanish context / Ferran Casas; title: Children at the margins? Changing constructions of childhood in contemporary Ireland / Dympna Devine; title: Changing childhood in the UK : reconstructing discourses of 'risk' and 'protection' / Adrian James and Allison James; title: Institutional upbringing : a discussion of the politics of childhood in contemporary Denmark / Eva Gulløw; title: Education and the cultural politics of childhood in Cyprus / Spyros Spyrou; title: Children's culture, cultural education and policy approaches to children's culture : the case of Germany / Heinz Hengst; title: Work and care : reconstructing childhood through childcare policy in Germany / Michael-Sebastian Honig; title: Childhood in the welfare state / Jens Qvortrup.