In 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:
- the history of childhood from medieval times through the enlightenment 'discovery' of childhood to the present
- the mythology and reality of child abuse and society's response to it
- the 'death' of childhood in cases such as the James Bulger murder in which the child itself becomes the perpetrator of evil.
Part of the highly successful Key Ideas series, this book gives students a concise, provocative insight into some of the controlling concepts of our culture.
- ISBN10 1138834629
- ISBN13 9781138834620
- Publish Date 15 December 2014 (first published 28 February 2013)
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 178
- Language English