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Childhood
Childhood is an extremely complex and highly contested concept. It refers to a life phase as well as to the age group defined as children, but is also a cultural construction, part of the social and economic structure of communities. The key scholarship collected, introduced, and reprinted in these volumes reflects this complexity and introduces the reader to the wide variety of interpretations that have been and continue to be placed on it. It might be suggested that the push or initiative in theorizing childhood has derived from advances within sociology and anthropology. However, the future provides potential for interdisciplinary study, which this collection also reflects. The contemporary study of childhood must comprise a conjoining of disciplines: sociology; anthropology; psychology; social geography; history; philosophy; and socio-legal theory, all have something to add to the field and are represented within the collection.
The Child as Citizen
Marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), this volume of the ANNALS considers conceptual, legal, and practical issues related to the realization of children as citizens.
Residential Care of Children
For centuries, societies have relied upon residential care settings to provide homes for children, and for much of that period a debate has raged over whether such settings are appropriate places for children to be raised. In recent years this debate has taken on an international dimension as human rights policies have called into question the legitimacy of residential care of children. Unfortunately, the ideological fervor that usually accompanies such discussions prevents a more nuanced understanding of the reasons that countries continue to make use of residential care. Residential Care of Children: Comparative Perspectives fills major gaps in knowledge about residential care and is inten...
The World of Child Labor
"The World of Child Labor" details both the current and historical state of child labor in each region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Child labor remains a problem of immense social and economic proportions throughout the developing world, and there is a global movement underway to do away with it. Volume editor Hugh D. Hindman has assembled an international team of leading child labor scholars, researchers, policy-makers, and activists to provide a comprehensive reference with over 220 essays. This volume first provides a current global snapshot with overview essays on the dimensions of the problem and those institutions and organizations combating child labo...
Dying to be Men
Based on field research and interviews this text discusses the challenges faced by young men in poor urban settings and examines education, employment, sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS and violence.
Children on the Streets of the Americas
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
At Home in the Street
This book lays bare the received truths about the lives of Brazilian street children.
Key Thinkers in Childhood Studies
This text presents the contrasting perspectives of some of the leading figures involved in shaping the field of childhood studies over the last 30 years. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 22 high profile pioneers in the subject, Carmel Smith and Sheila Greene share a wealth of experiences in this innovative field.
Child Work and Education
Published in 1998. In recent years research, as well as the results of practical programmes, has led to a clearer understanding of the relationship between child work and education. It is increasingly evident that child work is not entirely the result of economic need or exploitation. Frequently is the failure of educational system to offer adequate, stimulating and affordable schooling that encourages children to drop out in favour of work that appears to offer advantages more relevant to their everyday lives. Parents too may undervalue the role and purpose of a school that provides inadequate preparation for the future and often see a job, including home-based work, as a positive alternati...
A CONVIVÊNCIA FAMILIAR E COMUNITÁRIA E O ACOLHIMENTO INSTITUCIONAL
O livro trata das causas e consequências sociais da secular e excessiva quantidade de crianças e adolescentes existentes no regime de acolhimento institucional, outrora denominado de abrigo, orfanato, patronato, etc. Além de esclarecer a insuficiência das políticas públicas municipais de proteção das famílias pobres nas suas respectivas bases comunitárias e a falta de efetividade das medidas de proteção mostra que somente com uma postura institucional alinhada aos novos paradigmas constitucionais e estatutários, é que juízes de direito, promotores de justiça, advogados, conselheiros tutelares e municipais, psicólogos e assistentes sociais conseguirão reduzir gradativamente ...
