The Material Culture of Children and Childhood

Understanding Childhood Objects in the Museum Context

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2390932
AutoresSharon Brookshaw (University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK,, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume14
Fascículo3
Páginas365-383
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183509106425
OpenAlexW2030455611
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas16

This article examines the issues and problems surrounding the material culture of children and childhood, with the aim of making children more visible within material culture studies. It presents results from recent research examining such material culture within the accredited museum collections of mainland Britain, and compares the data from this study to expectations and statements made in the small body of existing literature in this field. Evidence is offered to both challenge and confirm ideas, and new perspectives on this area are offered, notably that `the material culture of children' and `the material culture of childhood' should be considered distinguishable and separate entities

Material culture · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Museums and Cultural Heritage