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The obvious child : studies in the significance of childhood
- Title
- The obvious child : studies in the significance of childhood / Roger Neustadter.
- Author
- Neustadter, Roger M., 1944-
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ767.9 .N48 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 141 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Obvious Child examines the significance of childhood in important areas of society and culture. The book is divided into two sections: the transformation of the child in society, which examines how childhood has changed in important areas of social life, and the transformation of the child in contemporary culture, which examines important areas of contemporary culture in which images and the status of childhood have become significant."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-141) and index.
- Contents
- The historical child -- The symbol of the child in modern social thought -- The child in the courtroom : issues of children in court proceedings -- The media's focus on the child -- The child in utopia -- The child in contemporary science fiction films -- The symbolic use of childhood in popular music -- The child in the contemporary memoir.
- ISBN
- 0761843655
- 9780761843658
- 0761843663
- 9780761843665
- LCCN
- 2008936383
- OCLC
- ocn256529772
- 256529772
- SCSB-1542377
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library