{"product_id":"the-future-of-childhood-paperback","title":"The Future of Childhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Prout\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking book, Alan Prout discusses the place of children and childhood in modern society. He critically examines 'the new social studies of childhood', reconsidering some of its key assumptions and positions and arguing that childhood is heterogeneous and complex. The study of childhood requires a broad set of intellectual resources and an interdisciplinary approach. Chapters include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe changing social and cultural character of contemporary childhood and the weakening boundary between adulthood and childhood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea look back at the emergence of childhood studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe nature\/culture dichotomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of material artefacts and technologies in the construction of contemporary childhood.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students and academics in the field of childhood studies, sociology and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Prout is Professor of Sociology and Director of the ESRC Children 5-16 Programme, University of Stirling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.24 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504387223859,"sku":"9780415256759","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZmMzMmk1RVprdGFJWUw5aWlFNHB6dz09.webp?v=1760194647","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-future-of-childhood-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}