Exploring Childhood and Youth

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This exciting new book illustrates and analyses the complexities of children's and young people’s 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. Considering different stages throughout childhood and youth, chapters cover key topics such as eating practices, gender, play, digital media and the environment. Drawing upon insights from cultural studies, sociology, social anthropology, psychology, health and education, this book focuses on four key areas: Bodies and minds Space, place and belonging Inequalities and inclusion Childhood in the past, present and future Essential reading for students on childhood and youth and education courses, Exploring Childhood and Youth is an important resource for practitioners working with children and young people, and for parents, communities and legislators who have influence over children’s and young people’s lives. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Editors’ acknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction The chapters References Chapter 1: Childhood identities and materiality Introduction What does the concept of identity mean? Materiality Materiality: constructing views about childhood Materiality: children's own constructions of self Concluding thoughts Note References Chapter 2: Becoming a child Introduction Cultural constructions of the unborn Sociological perspectives Legal and rights-based perspectives Concluding thoughts References Chapter 3: Children and young people negotiating gender in context Introduction The meanings and emergence of gender Gendered boundaries in school and beyond Performing gender and heterosexuality in digital spaces Trans, queer and non-binary young lives Concluding thoughts References Chapter 4: Food, eating and identities Introduction Food at school: experiences of ethnicity and class Food, rituals and family identity Intersections of family, migration and class Moral and ethical identities of food and eating: health, vegetarianism and more Generationed food: 'children's food' and beyond Gender identities Creating and maintaining food identities: social norms and the commercial world Concluding thoughts: food as an expression of intersecting identities References Chapter 5: Everyday violence and everyday places Introduction Conceptualising everyday violence Children's experiences of everyday violence in Bangladesh The research context: an Urdu-speaking Bihari camp in Bangladesh Everyday violence in everyday spaces Everyday violence and gendered power dynamics Generational power and inequalities Concluding thoughts References Chapter 6: Getting ready for school: who’s playing? Introduction The early years setting: a site for education and care Why play? The rise and enduring appeal of play-based pedagogies Early learning in England: a battleground for play? Who leads? Who listens? Concluding thoughts: school readiness, a case for play and the play professional References Chapter 7: Children and young people’s experiences of school: do we listen hard enough? Introduction Schooling for future life Experiences of authoritative and student-centred classrooms Experiences of assessment, ability groups/sets and labelling Assessment: tests and exams Ability groups and sets Feeling afraid in school Low family income and participation in school A way forward Concluding thoughts References Chapter 8: Poverty, place and learning Introduction Poverty, learning experiences and place The importance of place: exploring children's learning experiences in an underprivileged area The case The case: social and industrial heritage What shapes our experiences: a focus on Bourdieu's Theory of Practice (1984) The importance of place and belonging in shaping children's learning experiences Supporting formal learning Access to informal learning: opportunities within and beyond the valley Links to the past: a collective history Concluding thoughts References Chapter 9: Inequalities in access to further and higher education Introduction Moving on or staying on? A knowledge economy? How are inequalities reflected in post-school outcomes and entry to higher education? Understanding young people's decision-making about higher education How policy frames the problem of inequality Concluding thoughts: Where does this leave young people? References Chapter 10: Normal ways for normal days: building our practice upon the exploration of people’s preferences Introduction Good morning Let's try to agree something to start with ... How we make the additional everyday Attitudes Paperwork Practices Concluding thoughts Seeking the normal Acknowledgement Notes References Chapter 11: Children, young people and voluntourism Introduction Gap years and voluntourism What about the children? Reciprocal altruism or child exploitation? Concluding thoughts References Chapter 12: Eugenics and the lives of disabled children Introduction What is eugenics, and how is it relevant today? A brief history of eugenics Segregating children Beyond segregation Modern technologies and the future of disabled children Concluding thoughts References Chapter 13: Psychiatrising children Introduction What is mad studies? A mad studies framing of child psychiatrisation Case study Concluding thoughts References Chapter 14: Children in the digital world: privacy and autonomy in surveilled digital lives Introduction Social media: making private lives public Sharenting: do children have a right to privacy from their parents? Young people's social media activities: a 'privacy paradox'? Identities and contexts The commercial world: the hidden side of privacy and surveillance Limiting human autonomy: manipulation through digital technologies Is media literacy the answer? References Chapter 15: Changing environments Taubaté, São Paulo State, Brazil Introduction Resources, interconnectedness and nexus thinking Taking environmental action Thinking materially: children, non-humans and Common Worlds Concluding thoughts Notes References Index