{"product_id":"9780415341677-childhood-second-edition","title":"Childhood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond edition\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating book Chris Jenks thoroughly examines the concept of childhood. He focuses on the way the image of the child is played out in society, looking specifically at its image through history and the reality of child abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves. After a general discussion of the social construction of childhood, the book is structured around three examples of the way the image of the child is played out in society:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe history of childhood from medieval times through the enlightenment 'discovery' of childhood to the present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe mythology and reality of child abuse and society's response to it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe 'death' of childhood in cases such as the James Bulger murder in which the child itself becomes the perpetrator of evil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the highly successful \u003cem\u003eKey Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e series, this book gives students a concise, provocative insight into some of the controlling concepts of our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810202169441,"sku":"9780415341677","price":48.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26864150.jpg?v=1722924680","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780415341677-childhood-second-edition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}