Childhood in Europe Approaches - Trends - Findings |
|
Editor:
| Sünker, Heinz Krüger, Heinz-Hermann Du Bois-Reymond, Manuela |
Series title: | Rethinking Childhood Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4930-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
|
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $44.00 |
Book Description:
|
For a long time, scientific knowledge on children and childhood was almost exclusively produced by educationalists and developmental psychologists. In recent years, however, a new approach originating in Europe was added: childhood sociology. This book introduces this approach by presenting a collection of essays from various European countries: France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. The articles cover a wide range of methodologies as...
More DescriptionFor a long time, scientific knowledge on children and childhood was almost exclusively produced by educationalists and developmental psychologists. In recent years, however, a new approach originating in Europe was added: childhood sociology. This book introduces this approach by presenting a collection of essays from various European countries: France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. The articles cover a wide range of methodologies as well as subject areas in the field of childhood sociology, giving a picture of the life situation of contemporary children in Europe and arguing how childhood researchers can come to terms with new trends and facts of (post-)modern childhood.