Local childhoods, global issues - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1447305833 ISBN 13 : 9781447305835

Editeur : Policy Press, 2013

Synopsis

Although the plight of children can sometimes seem grim, there are positive indicators. This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, between childhoods in different contexts. It examines children's use of their own resources and coping strategies, which mean that few children are passive victims of fate, helplessly awaiting rescue.;The book considers the problems caused by poverty, social inequality, ill-health and violence and emphasises that these are challenges for children everywhere, not just those in the poorer countries of the world. A key feature of the book is the children's voices which feature prominently in many chapters in interviews and research conducted by the authors. This well-presented and engagingly written book is an ideal introduction for undergraduates interested in contemporary global childhoods.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Heather Montgomery is Reader in the Anthropology of Childhood at The Open University, UK. She has carried out research with young sex workers in Thailand and written extensively on issues of children's rights, global childhoods and representations of childhood.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Policy Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1447305833
• ISBN 13: 9781447305835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Montgomery Heather
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible