Childhood in Question: Children, Parents and the State

by Stephen Hussey

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Childhood in Question explores the historical development, from the 1600s to the 1960s, of childhood experience. Drawing on artifacts as diverse as state papers, legal records, diaries, letters and oral sources, the authors probe a series of key issues: the definition of "the child" and the formation of identity; the emotional world of childhood; the changing attitudes of the state to family intimacy and parent-child relations; the sexuality of children;...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0719053943

ISBN13:9780719053948

Release Date:August 1999

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:188 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Children's Studies History Marriage & Family Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Teen & Young Adult World

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