Leonard, Madeleine creator author text London Sage Publishing 2016 monographic eng

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vii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm The book explores how sociology contributes to understanding children and childhood in contemporary society. It examines the relationship between broad social structures (“macro worlds”) and children’s everyday experiences (“micro worlds”). Topics discussed include children’s roles in family life, education, labor, play, and leisure. Madeleine Leonard includes bibliographic references and indexes. Children textbooks — Social conditions Childhood textbooks — Social aspects Sociology of childhood textbooks Generational relations textbooks 305.23 L55 2016 260520 20260520152922.0