{"product_id":"childhood-9780745662350","title":"Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is childhood? In recent years, a cluster of critical and complex ideas have emerged around the nature of biological, social and psychological growth in the early years, reflecting the changing nature of adult - child relations, and political and cultural understandings of childhood in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on children’s agency from multiple perspectives as well as globalization’s complex effects on children and childhood, Wyness provides a compelling and innovative contribution to childhood studies. The book is well written, well grounded in the relevant theoretical and substantive literature, and full of insightful and timely case studies. Wyness’s \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Corsaro, Indiana University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Wyness has a deep understanding of all the key issues in the sociology of childhood and this shines through this short but illuminating introduction to the topic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan Prout, University of Leeds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Conceptualizing Agency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The Recognition and Distribution of Children’s Agency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Childhood, Globalization and Global Standards\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Childhoods: Diversity and Hybridity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Childhood and Generation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Childhood, Wellbeing and Multi-Disciplinarity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Relocating Children and Childhood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404409282903,"sku":"9780745662350","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745662350.jpg?v=1730486380","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/childhood-9780745662350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}