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A Historical Sociology of Childhood: Developmental Thinking, Categorization and Graphic Visualization
André Turmel
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Description for A Historical Sociology of Childhood: Developmental Thinking, Categorization and Graphic Visualization
paperback. Shows how developments in scientific observation and public policy have transformed our view of childhood. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
What constitutes a 'normal' child? Throughout the nineteenth century public health and paediatrics played a leading role in the image and conception of children. By the twentieth century psychology had moved to the forefront, transforming our thinking and understanding. André Turmel investigates these transformations both from the perspective of the scientific observation of children (public hygiene, paediatrics, psychology and education) and from a public policy standpoint (child welfare, health policy, education and compulsory schooling). Using detailed historical accounts from Britain, the USA and France, Turmel studies how historical sequential development and statistical reasoning have led to a concept of what ... Read more
What constitutes a 'normal' child? Throughout the nineteenth century public health and paediatrics played a leading role in the image and conception of children. By the twentieth century psychology had moved to the forefront, transforming our thinking and understanding. André Turmel investigates these transformations both from the perspective of the scientific observation of children (public hygiene, paediatrics, psychology and education) and from a public policy standpoint (child welfare, health policy, education and compulsory schooling). Using detailed historical accounts from Britain, the USA and France, Turmel studies how historical sequential development and statistical reasoning have led to a concept of what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521705639
SKU
V9780521705639
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99-16
About André Turmel
André Turmel is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Université Laval.
Reviews for A Historical Sociology of Childhood: Developmental Thinking, Categorization and Graphic Visualization
'André Turmel's A Historical Sociology of Childhood is a magisterial work, international in scope, and theoretically sophisticated. Recommend it to your students, read it to refresh yourself on the strengths of postmodernism.' www.h-net.org