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040			_bEnglish. _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _erda. _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
050			_aCIR HQ 781 _bW95 2015
100			_aWyness, Michael, author. _91736
245			_aChildhood / _cMichael G Wyness.
260			_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; Malden, Massachusetts : _bPolity Press, _cc2015.
300			_a210 pages ; _c22 cm.
490			_aKey concepts (Polity Press)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a What 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. In this clear and concise book, Michael Wyness offers fresh insights into the current state of play within childhood studies. Drawing on work from a number of disciplines including sociology, geography and history, he discusses the contested terrain of theoretical and research advances with particular attention to the notion of children's agency and the concept of global childhoods. Key conceptual debates are illustrated through a range of contemporary issues that affect children and adults, including inequality, child abuse, ill-health, child labour, sexualization and identity formation. This book will appeal to students and academics within the fields of sociology, education, geography, history and childhood studies.
546			_aIn English text.
650			_aChildren. _91737
650			_aChildren _vSocial conditions. _91738
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