Exploring Childhood and Youth by Victoria Cooper
This exciting new book illustrates and analyses the complexities of children and young peoples everyday lived experiences throughout childhood. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it provides theoretical frameworks and case studies to critically examine assumptions in the field and explore emerging perspectives.'Exploring Childhood and Youth adds to a growing list of overview texts designed for students of childhood and youth studiesIn their short introduction, editors Victoria Cooper and Naomi Holford frame the collection as an overview of core and emerging ideas relating to the study of childhood and youth, providing critical reflections on what they suggest is “now a firmly established academic field” (p. 1)... A core strength of the collection is the depth of engagement with disability across multiple chapters and from diverse perspectives.' - Kate Cairns, Teachers College Record
Victoria Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at The Open University, UK and is former Co-Director of the Children’s Research Centre. She is particularly interested in issues of identity, research methods, and children and young people's experiences living with a family health crisis.
Naomi Holford is Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at The Open University, UK, and specialises in the area of gender, sexuality and class in childhood and youth.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367485443 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367485443 |
| Title | Exploring Childhood and Youth |
| Author | Victoria Cooper |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
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