Childhood In Crisis?

<p>Examining debates concerning children and young people, this text discusses the politics of childhood , focusing on topics such as: the family; education and schooling; mental health; crime and justice; and sexuality. </p> Part One Chapter 1 ‘Childhood’: An Introduction to Historical and Theoretical Analyses Chapter 2 ‘Crisis’: The Demonization of Children and Young People Part Two Chapter 3 ‘Families’ in ‘Crisis’? Chapter 4 Prolonging ‘Childhood’, Manufacturing ‘Innocence’ and Regulating Sexuality Chapter 5 ‘Crisis’ in the Classroom Chapter 6 Children in Trouble: State Responses to Juvenile Crime Chapter 7 ‘Mad’, ‘Bad’ or Misunderstood? The Rights of Children and Young People in Residential Mental Health Settings Chapter 8 Whose ‘Childhood’? What ‘Crisis’?