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The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies

Edited By

Jens Qvortrup, William A. Corsaro and Michael-Sebastian Honig

Selection and editorial matter © Jens Qvortrup, William A. Corsaro and Michael-Sebastian Honig 2009 Individual chapters © their respective authors 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978-0-230-53260-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin's Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.

ISBN 978-0-230-53261-8 ISBN 978-0-230-27468-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-27468-6 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Palgrave handbook of childhood studies / edited by Jens Qvortrup, William A. Corsaro, Michael-Sebastian Honig. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Children – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Children – Social conditions – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Child development – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Children – Europe – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Children – Social conditions – Europe – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 6. Child development – Europe – Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Qvortrup, Jens. II. Corsaro, William A. III. Honig, Michael-Sebastian, 1950– HQ767.9.P35 2009 305.23—dc22

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Contents List of Figures, Tables and Boxes

viii

Notes on Contributors

ix

Why Social Studies of Childhood? An Introduction to the Handbook Jens Qvortrup, William A. Corsaro and Michael-Sebastian Honig Section I

Concepts of Childhood Studies

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1 Childhood as a Structural Form Jens Qvortrup

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Agency Allison James

3 Child Develo