Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary issues in the sociological study of childhood - Paperback

by Allison James (Editor), Alan Prout (Editor)

When the first edition of this seminal work appeared in 1990, the sociology of childhood was only just beginning to emerge as a distinct sub-discipline.

Author Biography

Allison James is Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Alan Prout is Professor of Sociology and Childhood Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.