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The Sociology of Childhood
Sixth Edition
- William A. Corsaro - Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
- Judson G. Everitt - Loyola University-Chicago
April 2024 | 424 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Sixth Edition of William A. Corsaro and Judson G. Everitt's groundbreaking text discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective—providing in-depth coverage of social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, and children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history. This revised edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.
PART ONE: THE SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHILDHOOD
1. Social Theories of Childhood
2. The Structure of Childhood and Children’s Interpretive Reproductions
3. Studying Children and Childhood
PART TWO: CHILDREN, CHILDHOOD, AND FAMILIES IN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
4. Historical Views of Childhood and Children
5. Social Change, Families, and Children
PART THREE: CHILDREN’S CULTURES
6. Children’s Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction
7. Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures
8. Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture
9. Preadolescent Peer Cultures
PART FOUR: CHILDREN, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, AND THE FUTURE OF CHILDHOOD
10. Children, Social Problems, and the Family
11. Children, Social Problems, and Society
12. The Future of Childhood