{"product_id":"childhood-chris-jenks-9781138858480","title":"Childhood: Second edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves. After a general discussion of the social construction of childhood, the book is structured around three examples of the way the image of the child is played out in society: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of childhood from medieval times through the enlightenment 'discovery' of childhood to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mythology and reality of child abuse and society's response to it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe 'death' of childhood in cases such as the James Bulger murder in which the child itself becomes the perpetrator of evil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the highly successful \u003cem\u003eKey Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e series, this book gives students a concise, provocative insight into some of the controlling concepts of our culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Jenks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113885848X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138858480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Jenks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063782797567,"sku":"9781138858480","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_957e16cb-d75c-4262-8994-0bf0fcf443b1.jpg?v=1685391620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/childhood-chris-jenks-9781138858480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}