Childhood: Critical Concepts in Sociology
- ISBN-10
- 041534025X
- ISBN-13
- 9780415340250
- Series
- Childhood
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 435
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Chris Jenks
Description
Introducing the reader to the wide variety of interpretations placed on childhood both today and in the past, these volumes illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary study of the area.
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