Rethinking Childhood : Attitudes in Contemporary Society, Paperback by Jones,...

Rethinking Childhood : Attitudes in Contemporary Society, Paperback by Jones, Phil, ISBN 0826499368, ISBN-13 9780826499363, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US<p>Rethinking Childhood examines attitudes towards, and experiences of, childhood. Focus is placed on opposing the processes by which children are made to be 'other': the ways in which children are separated and segregated by adults. <br><br>Phil Jones explores different aspects of childhood: from education to health, from national policies to home life. A wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries is used to debate, challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs, attitudes and ways of working and living with children. Children's own perspectives on their lives and on adults' attitudes towards them are drawn on throughout th. <br><br>The result is a wide-ranging invitation to the reader to become aware of current perspectives on children and childhood, to develop a critical relationship with the content, and to develop their own 'reading' of childhood.<br><br>Each chapter contains examples of research, reflections on research, activities, key points and guidance on further reading. <br><br>Areas include: <br><br>-How is childhood changing?<br>-What is research revealing about attitudes towards children?<br>-Do adults encourage the idea of children as incapable and incompetent?<br>-How do adults fear for, and their fears of, children affect children's lives?<br>-How does the media affect children's lives?<br>-How does a child rights perspective challenge service provision?<br>-In what ways are children's voices and opinions changing our world?<br><br>Rethinking Childhood is essential for those studying childhood at undergraduate and graduate level and for those working with children in any field, from education to health, from play to law.</p>