{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-children-childhood-madeleine-leonard-9781446259245","title":"The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation","description":"Outlining sociology's distinctive contribution to childhood studies and our understanding of contemporary children and childhood, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation \u003c\/strong\u003eprovides a thought provoking and comprehensive account of the connections between the macro worlds of childhood and the micro worlds of children's everyday lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Examining children's involvement in areas such as the labour market, family life, education, play and leisure, the book provides an effective balance between understanding childhood as a structural phenomenon, and recognising children as meaning makers actively involved in constructing, co-constructing and reconstructing their everyday lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through the concept of ′generagency′ Madeleine Leonard offers a model for examining and illuminating how structure and agency are activated within interdependent relationships influenced by generational positioning. This framework provides a conceptual tool for thinking about the continuities, challenges and changes that impact on how childhood is lived and experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madeleine Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1446259242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781446259245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Madeleine Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992007704831,"sku":"9781446259245","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14a7babe-7644-46d1-9db8-a8fca8950529.jpg?v=1683313511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-children-childhood-madeleine-leonard-9781446259245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}