A Window on the 'New' Sociology of Childhood

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5847716
AutoresSarah H Matthews (0000-0003-1326-3451, Cleveland State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume1
Fascículo1
Páginas322-334
Data de publicação2007-06-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00001.x
OpenAlexW2096292647
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas48
Referências citadas26

This article is intended as a window on the body of research that has come to be known as the 'new sociology of childhood'. To elucidate its underlying tenets I identify three major weaknesses that scholars in the 'new' sociology find in the 'old' conceptualization - socialization - and discuss implications for doing research on children and childhood. I suggest that scholars in the United States are on a somewhat different path than their colleagues in other Western countries. Finally, I argue that the view that children are not yet members of their societies is one that is difficult to undermine

Socialization · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics