西洋における児童と児童期の歴史:中世から現代まで<br>A History of Childhood : Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times

西洋における児童と児童期の歴史:中世から現代まで
A History of Childhood : Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 231 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780745617329
  • DDC分類 305.2309

基本説明

Explores the changing experiences and perceptions of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century.

Full Description

In this lively and accessible book, Colin Heywood explores the changing experiences and perceptions of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century. Heywood examines the different ways in which people have thought about childhood as a stage of life, the relationships of children with their families and peers, and the experiences of young people at work, in school and at the hands of various welfare institutions. The aim is to place the history of children and childhood firmly in its social and cultural context, without losing sight of the many individual experiences that have come down to us in diaries, autobiographies and oral testimonies.


Heywood argues that there is a cruel paradox at the heart of childhood in the past. On the one hand, material conditions for children have generally improved in the West, however belatedly and unevenly, and they are now more valued than in the past. On the other hand, the business of preparing for adulthood has become more complicated in urban and industrial societies, as the young face a bewildering array of choices and expectations.


A History of Childhood will be an essential introduction to the subject for students of history, the social sciences and cultural studies.

Contents

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
Part I: Changing Conceptions of Childhood 9
1 Conceptions of Childhood in the Middle Ages 11
2 The Quest for a Turning Point 19
3 Some Themes in the Cultural History of Childhood 32
Part II: Growing up: Relations with Parents and Peers 41
4 Parent Child Relations: The First Stages 43
5 Caring for Infants? 62
6 Parent Child Relations during the Second Phase of Childhood 83
7 Relations with Parents and the Peer Group during the Third Phase of Childhood 103
Part III: Children in a Wider World 119
8 Children at Work 121
9 Investing in the Future: Health and Education 145
Conclusion 170
Notes 172
Select Bibliography 217
Index 228