The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation

Informationen zum Autor Madeleine Leonard is a Professor of Sociology at Queen's University Belfast. Her main research interest is in teenagers' experiences of growing up in politically sensitive societies, and she has carried out research into the perceptions and experiences of Catholic and Protestant teenagers living in interface areas in North Belfast. She has recently extended this research interest to Cyprus where she has carried out research on Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teenagers' attitudes and experiences of growing up in the divided city of Nicosia. She has recently completed research (2010) on teenagers' perceptions and experiences of Belfast as a 'shared city' as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project 'Conflict in Cities and the Contested State'. She has used a range of research methodologies including writing exercises, maps, photo-elicitation, focus-group interviews and walk-along interviews. Klappentext An accessible exploration of the macro/micro question in relation to the sociology of childhood. A thoughtful yet approachable textbook with broad appeal across the social sciences. Zusammenfassung An accessible exploration of the macro/micro question in relation to the sociology of childhood. A thoughtful yet approachable textbook with broad appeal across the social sciences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Becoming and Being - Developments in the Sociology of Childhood Chapter 3: Macro Childhoods - Prioritising Structure Chapter 4: Micro Childhoods - Prioritising Agency Chapter 5: From Rights to Citizenship - Transformations and Constraints Chapter 6: Bridging Structure and Agency - Bringing in Inter-generagency and Intra-generagency Chapter 7: Conclusion - Blurred Boundaries

Autorentext
Madeleine Leonard is a Professor of Sociology at Queens University Belfast. Her main research interest is in teenagers experiences of growing up in politically sensitive societies, and she has carried out research into the perceptions and experiences of Catholic and Protestant teenagers living in interface areas in North Belfast. She has recently extended this research interest to Cyprus where she has carried out research on Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teenagers attitudes and experiences of growing up in the divided city of Nicosia. She has recently completed research (2010) on teenagers perceptions and experiences of Belfast as a 'shared city' as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project 'Conflict in Cities and the Contested State'. She has used a range of research methodologies including writing exercises, maps, photo-elicitation, focus-group interviews and walk-along interviews.

Klappentext

An accessible exploration of the macro/micro question in relation to the sociology of childhood. A thoughtful yet approachable textbook with broad appeal across the social sciences.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Becoming and Being - Developments in the Sociology of Childhood
Chapter 3: Macro Childhoods - Prioritising Structure
Chapter 4: Micro Childhoods - Prioritising Agency
Chapter 5: From Rights to Citizenship - Transformations and Constraints
Chapter 6: Bridging Structure and Agency - Bringing in Inter-generagency and Intra-generagency
Chapter 7: Conclusion - Blurred Boundaries