{"product_id":"kids-in-context-sarane-spence-boocock-9780742520240","title":"Kids in Context: The Sociological Study of Children and Childhoods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKids in Context\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive overview of the new and rapidly growing field of sociology of children and childhoods. It includes explication of theories and empirical evidence about children's social worlds, from their day-to-day experiences in their homes, neighborhoods and schools to the impact on their lives of political, economic, and social trends at the global level. Alternative perceptions of children and childhood and the implications of children's subordinate social status will be examined. In keeping with the authors' view of children as active participants in society rather than simply as passive recipients of adult care and control, each chapter contains data gathered directly from children, and examples of children's contributions to their families, communities and societies are noted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a pair of chapters on family life, the authors examine the mutual effects of kids and parents on each other as well as the implications of changing family structures and modes of child rearing. Other chapters are devoted to the dynamics of children's group life and the creation and dissemination of children's culture, both locally and globally. Variations in childhoods resulting from inequalities of race and ethnicity, social class and gender are compared, with special attention to groups of children who have been marginalized or treated mainly as \"social problems.\" The final chapter contains an assessment of alternative strategies for enhancing children's status and well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarane Spence Boocock,Kimberly Ann Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0742520242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780742520240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.96w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 566","brand":"Sarane Spence Boocock","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621770375423,"sku":"9780742520240","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kids-in-context-sarane-spence-boocock-9780742520240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}