Category: Sociology

When the first edition of this seminal work appeared in 1990, the sociology of childhood was only just beginning to emerge as a distinct sub-discipline. Drawing together strands of existing sociological writing about childhood and shaping them into a new paradigm, the original edition of this Routledge Classic offered a potent blend of ideas that informed, even inspired, many empirical studies of children’s lives because it provided a unique lens through which to think about childhood. Featuring a collection of articles which summarised the developments in the study of childhood across the social sciences, including history, psychology, sociology, anthropology, feminist and developmental studies, scholars and professionals from developed and developing countries world-wide shared their knowledge of having worked and of working with children.

( from the sleeve,  260 pages )

This volume brings an extraordinary range of theoretical ideas and empirical research to a neglected area of sociology. William A Corsaro shows how children contribute to both social stability and social change through a process of interpretive reproduction. He breaks new ground by stressing the conceptual autonomy of children. Part One reviews traditional approaches to socialization and contrasts them with the author’s perspective of interpretive reproduction. The second part places the new sociology of childhood in historical and cultural perspective. The importance of children’s peer culture is defined and discussed in Part Three, and the last part considers children as social problems as well as the social problems of children.

( courtesy of Google Books,  304 pages )

Seeing Ourselves is the only reader that systematically weaves together three types of articles—classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural.  Classic articles will provide you with sociological statements of recognized importance and lasting significance.  Contemporary articles focus on current sociological issues, controversies, and applications.  They will show you the real world of sociologists at work, and demonstrate the importance of on-going research.  Cross-cultural articles cast sociological insights about the world’s striking cultural diversity.  Together, these articles offer the most comprehensive coverage of any sociology reader.

( from the text,  498 pages )