A History of Childhood - Children and Childhood in the West From Medieval to Modern Times (Paperback)

Acknowledgements vi

Introduction 1

Part I: Changing Conceptions of Childhood 9

1 Conceptions of Childhood in the Middle Ages 11

2 The Quest for a Turning Point 19

3 Some Themes in the Cultural History of Childhood 32

Part II: Growing up: Relations with Parents and Peers 41

4 Parent–Child Relations: The First Stages 43

5 Caring for Infants? 62

6 Parent–Child Relations during the Second Phase of Childhood 83

7 Relations with Parents and the Peer Group during the Third Phase of Childhood 103

Part III: Children in a Wider World 119

8 Children at Work 121

9 Investing in the Future: Health and Education 145

Conclusion 170

Notes 172

Select Bibliography 217

Index 228