Childhood socialization
By: Norman K. Denzin
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rev. 2nd. ed; New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781412810593
Description: Presents a social psychological account of how the lives of children are shaped by social interaction, particularly interaction with parents and other caretakers. Examines the special language of children, their socialization experiences, and the emergence of their self-conceptions--all as they occur in their natural surroundings: daycare centers, homes, playgrounds, schools, and many other places.
Notes: With a new introduction by the author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Childhood socialization : interactionist, historical, and contextual dimensions; title: The politics of childhood; title: Logic of naturalistic inquiry; title: Studying symbolic interaction in childhood; title: Interaction and language acquisition in early childhood; title: Childhood as a conversation of gestures; title: Genesis of self in early childhood; title: Play, games, and interaction; title: Child's play and the construction of social order; title: The work of little children; title: Children and their caretakers.