Childhood In Crisis? / Edition 1

by Phil Scraton

Overview

Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the politics of childhood , focusing on topics such as: the family; education and schooling; mental health; crime and justice; and sexuality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857287899
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/1997
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Phil Scraton is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Centre for Studies in Crime and Social Justice at Edge Hill University College. With Kathryn Chadwick he runs the Centre’s postgraduate research and Masters’ programmes. His primary research interests include: the politics and regulation of sexuality; the rights of survivors and the bereaved in the aftermath of disasters; police powers and accountability; deaths in custody; critical analysis and its application.

Table of Contents

Part One Chapter 1 ‘Childhood’: An Introduction to Historical and Theoretical Analyses Chapter 2 ‘Crisis’: The Demonization of Children and Young People Part Two Chapter 3 ‘Families’ in ‘Crisis’? Chapter 4 Prolonging ‘Childhood’, Manufacturing ‘Innocence’ and Regulating Sexuality Chapter 5 ‘Crisis’ in the Classroom Chapter 6 Children in Trouble: State Responses to Juvenile Crime Chapter 7 ‘Mad’, ‘Bad’ or Misunderstood? The Rights of Children and Young People in Residential Mental Health Settings Chapter 8 Whose ‘Childhood’? What ‘Crisis’?