Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-216).
Contents
''Childhood': An Introduction to Historical and Theoretical Analyses -- 'Crisis': The Demonization of Children and Young People -- 'Families' in 'Crisis'? -- Prolonging 'Childhood', Manufacturing 'Innocence' and Regulating Sexuality -- 'Crisis' in the Classroom -- Children in Trouble: State Responses to Juvenile Crime. -- 'Mad', 'Bad' or Misunderstood? -- Whose 'Childhood'? What 'Crisis'?
Summary
Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the "politics of childhood", focusing on topics such as: the family, education and schooling, mental health, crime and justice, and sexuality.