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# Childhood in American Society: A Reader

**Brand:** karen sternheimer
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			        		  Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4           &#x201C;Overall, this reader will provide an excellent, current, thoughtful, and much needed selection of work for courses in the sociology of childhood and interdisciplinary courses in childhood studies.&#x201D;  Dr. David M. Hummon, Holy Cross College  &#xA0; &#x201C;It is a strong counterbalance to the endless &#x201C;developmental&#x201D; approaches to the study of childhood.&#xA0; There is a real need for this type of book.&#x201D;  Dr. Nancy Finley, University of Alabama &#x2014; Huntsville  &#xA0; &#x201C;I would definitely adopt a book like this.&#xA0; There has been a real need for this type of book for quite some time.&#xA0; The theory in the sociological study of childhood has advanced far beyond the publications appropriate for student texts.&#xA0; I look forward to its publication.&#x201D;  Dr. Nancy Finley, University of Alabama &#x2014; Huntsville  &#xA0; &#x201C;This reader has several strengths.&#xA0; First, it uses the New Sociology of Childhood approach, recognizing children as active agents in their own right.&#xA0; Second, the reader draws heavily from the authors who have forged new ground in sociology of children (Thorne, Corsaro, Prout and James, Fine, and Adlers) and also includes a variety of new authors who are moving that work forward in exciting ways.&#xA0; Third, the organization is sound.&#xA0; It provides both historical and contemporary contexts and theoretical and methodological frameworks; then it covers children&#x2019;s diversity and ends with some key issues.&#x201D;  Dr. Sue Marie Wright, Eastern Washington University 
						    	
					    	
						
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			        		This anthology&#xA0;from scholarly literature about children&#xA0;explores the ways&#xA0;society makes meaning of the period called childhood, the social forces that shape children, and the strategies children use to&#xA0;influence each other, their familes, and the larger adult world. The thirty four readings in Childhood in American Society examine how how definitions of &quot;normal&quot; and &quot;ideal&quot; childhood change across place and time, and vary with differences of race, class, and gender. They challenge traditional development and socialization approaches to studying childhood, and&#xA0; provide many examples based on ethnographies with children.  &#xA0; Karen Sternheimer is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of Southern California. She is also the author of Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today&apos;s Youth (Rowman & Littlefield) and It&apos;s not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture&apos;s Influence on Children (Westview Press).
						    	
					    	
						
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        	  	  About the Author
        	  
        	  
        		  
        		  
	        		
						
			        		Karen Sternheimer is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of Southern California. She is also the author of Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today&apos;s Youth (Rowman & Littlefield) and It&apos;s Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture&apos;s Influence on Children (Westview Press). Her research on children has explored such diverse topics as kidnapping, substance abuse, obesity, teen pregnancy, and teen driving.
						    	
					    	
						
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## Customer Reviews

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*by T***6 on January 15, 2013*









  
  
    This was required in my sociology class. The reading was very dry although there were some enlightening articles. I will not go back to it as a resource.
  


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    Childhood in American Society: A Reader
  

*by B***S on April 6, 2013*









  
  
    This book was very interesting and I now wished I had not sold it.  May purchase another in the future.
  


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    Great book!
  

*by D***D on February 6, 2011*









  
  
    The book is very eye opening and different from most childhood books. I highly recommend reading it to get a different perspective of what childhood is and how it affects children in American culture.
  


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