Heywood A History of Childhood

Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5681-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Themes in History

In this lively and accessible book, Colin Heywood explores thechanging experiences and perceptions of childhood from the earlyMiddle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century. Heywoodexamines the different ways in which people have thought aboutchildhood as a stage of life, the relationships of children withtheir families and peers, and the experiences of young people atwork, in school and at the hands of various welfare institutions.The aim is to place the history of children and childhood firmly inits social and cultural context, without losing sight of the manyindividual experiences that have come down to us in diaries,autobiographies and oral testimonies.
Heywood argues that there is a cruel paradox at the heart ofchildhood in the past. On the one hand, material conditions forchildren have generally improved in the West, however belatedly andunevenly, and they are now more valued than in the past. On theother hand, the business of preparing for adulthood has become morecomplicated in urban and industrial societies, as the young face abewildering array of choices and expectations.
A History of Childhood will be an essential introductionto the subject for students of history, the social sciences andcultural studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heywood, Colin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
Part I: Changing Conceptions of Childhood 9
1 Conceptions of Childhood in the Middle Ages 11
2 The Quest for a Turning Point 19
3 Some Themes in the Cultural History of Childhood 32
Part II: Growing up: Relations with Parents and Peers 41
4 Parent-Child Relations: The First Stages 43
5 Caring for Infants? 62
6 Parent-Child Relations during the Second Phase of Childhood 83
7 Relations with Parents and the Peer Group during the Third Phase of Childhood 103
Part III: Children in a Wider World 119
8 Children at Work 121
9 Investing in the Future: Health and Education 145
Conclusion 170
Notes 172
Select Bibliography 217
Index 228

Über Autor(innen)

Colin Heywood is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History, University of Nottingham.