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Structural, historical, and comparative perspectives /
In this volume, guest editor Qvortrup brings together contributions representing structural, historical, and comparative perspectives on the study of children and youth. Here, childhood is conceived as a structural feature of society, subject to the stable and changing forces of the larger social co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Sociological studies of children and youth ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover; Structural, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial Board; Macro-sociological studies of childhood: a prologue to a guest issue; References; Chapter 1. The development of childhood: Change and continuity in generational relations; Introduction; Prime movers: lessons from Ariès and deMause; The transition of childhood to industrialisation; Change and continuity of children's work; Winners and losers; Notes; References
- Chapter 2. Do ideas matter? Changes in policies concerning children and families in Germany and NorwayIntroduction; The case of Germany: ''Sustainable family policy''
- reframing policies concerning children and families; The case of Norway: A dualistic model of policies concerning children and families; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. Children and distributive justice between generations; Introduction; A synchronic generation approach; Distributive justice; Empirical studies of benefits and income; Notes; References
- Chapter 4. Poverty and human resources for children in the United States and selected rich countriesIntroduction; Child poverty: limited access to economic resources; Measuring poverty in the United States; Basic budget poverty and other poverty measures; International comparisons of overall child poverty; How social transfers affect child poverty; Poverty for children compared to adults; Race-ethnicity and immigrant origins: poverty in the United States; International comparisons of poverty by immigrant status; Overcrowded housing; Family homeownership; Family composition
- Parental educational attainmentsParental employment; Language environments and skills of children; Immigrant families putting down deep roots; Looking to the future; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Children's agency in politically divided societies: The case of Northern Ireland; Structure and agency: Two sides of the same coin?; Children and the political system; Children and the economic system; Children and the education system; Children and culture; The interface between structure and agency in Belfast; Conclusion; References
- Chapter 6. Confiscated time: Are children allowed to manage their own time?A necessary specification; The temporal structure of society and the times of children; The national and local Italian context; The everyday organizations of children and families; Time choices and control; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Making sense of child labour in modern society; Introduction; Child labour; Citizenship and exclusion; Domestic labour; Anthroponomic production; Adulterated sociology; Slave labour; Conclusion; Notes; References
- Chapter 8. The value of children
- fertility, personal choices and public needs