Childhood In Crisis?

1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-1-85728-789-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the politics of childhood, focusing on topics such as: the family; education and schooling; mental health; crime and justice; and sexuality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scraton, Phil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One Chapter 1 ‘Childhood’: An Introduction to Historical and Theoretical Analyses Chapter 2 ‘Crisis’: The Demonization of Children and Young People Part Two Chapter 3 ‘Families’ in ‘Crisis’? Chapter 4 Prolonging ‘Childhood’, Manufacturing ‘Innocence’ and Regulating Sexuality Chapter 5 ‘Crisis’ in the Classroom Chapter 6 Children in Trouble: State Responses to Juvenile Crime Chapter 7 ‘Mad’, ‘Bad’ or Misunderstood? The Rights of Children and Young People in Residential Mental Health Settings Chapter 8 Whose ‘Childhood’? What ‘Crisis’?

Über Autor(innen)

Phil Scraton is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Centre for Studies in Crime and Social Justice at Edge Hill University College. With Kathryn Chadwick he runs the Centre’s postgraduate research and Masters’ programmes. His primary research interests include: the politics and regulation of sexuality; the rights of survivors and the bereaved in the aftermath of disasters; police powers and accountability; deaths in custody; critical analysis and its application.