The Material Culture of Children and Childhood

Understanding Childhood Objects in the Museum Context

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2390932
AutoresSharon Brookshaw (University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK,, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen14
Número3
Páginas365-383
Fecha de publicación2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183509106425
OpenAlexW2030455611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias 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