The Sociology of Childhood 5th Edition by William A Corsaro ISBN 9781506339900 1506339905

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ISBN 10: 1506339905
ISBN 13: 9781506339900
Author: William A Corsaro

The Sociology of Childhood 5th Edition Table of contents:

PART ONE: THE SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHILDHOOD

1. Social Theories of Childhood

Sociology’s Rediscovery of Childhood

Traditional Theories: Socialization

The Deterministic Model: Society Appropriates the Child

The Constructivist Model: The Child Appropriates Society

Interpretive Reproduction: Children Collectively Participate in Society

Language and Cultural Routines

From Individual Progression to Collective Reproductions: The Reproductive Nature of Children’s Evolving Membership in Their Culture

The Orb Web Model

Children’s Two Cultures

Summary

2. The Structure of Childhood and Children’s Interpretive Reproductions

Assumptions of the Structural Perspective

Childhood as a Structural Form

Effects of Societal Forces on Childhood

Children’s Activities and Contributions to Society

Childhood, Children’s Activities, and Interpretive Reproduction in Peer Culture

Three Kinds of Collective Action

Summary

3. Studying Children and Childhood

Macrolevel Methods

Demographic Studies

Large-Scale Surveys

Historical Methods

Microlevel Methods

Individual and Group Interviews

Ethnography and Sociolinguistic Analysis

Nontraditional Methods in Studying Children

Ethical Issues in Researching Children’s Lives

Summary

PART TWO: CHILDREN, CHILDHOOD, AND FAMILIES IN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT

4. Historical Views of Childhood and Children

Philippe Ariès’s Centuries of Childhood

The Debate Regarding Grand-Stage Theories of the Family and Childhood

The New History of Childhood

Barbara Hanawalt’s Growing Up in Medieval London

Slave Children in the Pre–Civil War South

American Pioneer and Immigrant Children at the Turn of the 20th Century

Summary

5. Social Change, Families, and Children

Examining Changes in Families From the Children’s Perspective

Children’s Everyday Lives in Families

Studies of Families in Western Societies

Studies of Families in Non-Western Societies

The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Families, Children, and Childhood in Western Societies

The Rapid Decline of Two-Parent Farm Families and Rise of Father Worker–Mother Homemaker Families

The Decline in Family Size

The Rise in Mothers’ Labor Force Participation

The Rise in Single-Parent Families

Changing Perspectives of the American Family

Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Population of Children and Youth

The Lives of Immigrant Children

The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Children and Childhood in Developing Societies

Summary

PART THREE: CHILDREN’S CULTURES

6. Children’s Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction

Examining Peer Culture From Children’s Perspective

Central Importance of Peer Culture in Interpretive Reproduction

Parental Versus Peer Effects on Children’s Development

Children’s Transition to Initial Peer Cultures

Symbolic Aspects of Children’s Cultures

The Media

Literature and Fairy Tales

Mythical Figures and Legends

Material Aspects of Children’s Cultures

Historical Studies of Children’s Material Culture

Marketing Studies of Children’s Material Culture

Children, Parents, and Consumer Culture

Summary

7. Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures

Central Themes in Children’s Initial Peer Cultures

Friendship, Sharing, and Social Participation

Play Routines Among Toddlers

The Protection of Interactive Space and Children’s Early Friendships

Language, Sharing Routines, and Rituals

Autonomy and Control in Peer Culture

Sociodramatic Role-Play

Challenging Adult Authority

Confronting Confusions, Fears, and Conflicts in Fantasy Play

Summary

8. Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture

Conflict and Peer Relations

Discussion, Debate, and Peace in Italian Preschools

Oppositional Talk in a Head Start Center

Conflict and Friendship in an American Upper-Middle-Class Preschool

The Contextual Nature of Conflict and Community

Social Differentiation in Initial Peer Cultures

Gender Differentiation

Race and Race Differentiation

Status Differentiation

Summary

9. Preadolescent Peer Cultures

Peer Cultures in Preadolescence

Friendship Processes in Preadolescent Peer Cultures

Social Participation and Friendships

Social Differentiation and Friendships

Social Differentiation, Friendships, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Autonomy and Identity in Preadolescent Peer Cultures

Verbal Routines, Games, and Heterosexual Relations

Disputes, Conflict, Friendships, and Gender

Verbal Disputes and Conflict in Peer Relations

Borderwork in Cross-Gender Relations

Challenging Adult Authority and Norms

Generation M: Electronic Media in the Lives of Preadolescents and Adolescents

Patterns in Media Use

Effects and Process of Media Use in the Lives of Preadolescents and Adolescents

Summary

PART FOUR: CHILDREN, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, AND THE FUTURE OF CHILDHOOD

10. Children, Social Problems, and the Family

Changing Family Structures and Children’s Lives

Work, Families, and Childhood

Working Mothers and Young Children

Social Policy Regarding Maternity and Family Leave

Social Policy Regarding Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Divorce and Its Effects on Children

Patterns in Divorce and Economic Consequences for Women and Children

Social and Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children

Child Abuse in the Family

Summary

11. Children, Social Problems, and Society

Poverty and the Quality of Children’s Lives

Problems and Progress in Developing Countries

Poverty and Child Labor in Developing Countries

Child Poverty in Industrialized Countries

Variations in Child Poverty and Quality of Life in Industrialized Countries

The Human Faces of Poverty: The Story of Nicholas

Teen Pregnancy and Nonmarital Births

Trends in Teen Nonmarital Births

Possible Causes of Trends in Teen Nonmarital Births

Consequences for Teen Parents and Their Children

Violence, Victimization, and the Loss of Childhood

The Profound and Inspiring Resilience of Children and Youth in Highly Challenging Life Circumstances

Summary

12. The Future of Childhood

The Major Challenges

Confronting Child Poverty in the United States

Combating Child Poverty in Developing Countries

Some More Modest Proposals to Enrich Children’s Lives

Enhancing the Lives of Families and Children

Supporting Families and Children at Risk

Acting Right Now

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