History of Childhood Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times

Name: History of Childhood Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times
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ISBN: 9780745617312

ISBN-10: 074561731X

ISBN-13: 9780745617312

Edition: 2001

Authors: Colin Heywood

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Thematically organised and drawing on material from Europe and North America, this volume systematically explores the changing ways in which people have thought about childhood as a stage of life.

Book details

List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 12/21/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Changing Conceptions of Childhood


Conceptions of childhood in the Middle Ages


The quest for a turning point


Some themes in the cultural history of childhood



Growing Up: Relations with Parents and Peers


Parent-child relations: the first stages


Caring for Infants?


Parent-child relations during the second phase of childhood (c. 2 to 7 years)


Relations with parents and the peer group during the third phase of childhood (7 to 12 or 14)



Children in a Wider World


Children at Work


Investing in the Future


Conclusion


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index