{"product_id":"childhood-second-edition-key-ideas-9780415341677","title":"Childhood Second edition Key Ideas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves. After a general discussion of the social construction of childhood, the book is structured around three examples of the way the image of the child is played out in society:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of childhood from medieval times through the enlightenment 'discovery' of childhood to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mythology and reality of child abuse and society's response to it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe 'death' of childhood in cases such as the James Bulger murder in which the child itself becomes the perpetrator of evil.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the highly successful \u003cem\u003eKey Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e series, this book gives students a concise, provocative insight into some of the controlling concepts of our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on the author, Preface to the second edition, 1 Constituting childhood, 2 Sociological approaches to childhood, 3 The birth of childhood, 4 Childhood and social space, 5 The abuse of childhood, 6 The strange death of childhood, 7 Childhood and transgression, Postscript, References, Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018136617303,"sku":"9780415341677","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415341677.jpg?v=1750775751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/childhood-second-edition-key-ideas-9780415341677","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}