Key Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies (Hardcover, 1st)

Part 1: Creating Childhood  1. The Origins of Childhood: In the Beginning…  John Clarke  2. Construction of Childhood: The Building Blocks  Shirley J Pressler  3. Race, Racism and Mixed Heritage: A Mixed Life  Derek Kassem  Part 2: The Developing Child  4. The Psychology of the Child: Mind Games  Diahann Gallard  5. The Development of Speech and Language: Inborn or Bred  Lisa Murphy  6. Childhood Sexuality: Coming of Age  John Clarke  Part 3: Children and Risk  7. Children and the Notion of Risk: The Nanny State?  Andrew Kennedy  8. The Child and Protection: Not Seen, Not Heard  Lynne Kendal  9. Life as a Looked-after Child: The Parent of Last Resort  Derek Kassem  10. Healthy in Body, Healthy in Mind  John Harrison  Part 4: The Politics of Childhood  11. The Social Construction of Deviant Identities: The Devil Wears a Hoodie  John Robinson  12. The Testing Regime of Childhood: Up Against the Wall  Terry Wrigley  13. The Rights of the Child: Rightfully Mine!  Heather Montgomery  14. Childhood and Youth Poverty in the UK: The Have-Nots  Diane Grant  Part 5: The Global Child  15. The Palestinian Experience: Brutalized Childhoods  Samir Qouta  16. Childhood in the Context of HIV/AIDS: The Death of Childhood  Gabriella Torstensson  17. Moving for a Better Life: To Go or to Starve  Sam Punch