{"product_id":"childhood-second-edition-9780415341677","title":"Childhood: Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves. After a general discussion of the social construction of childhood, the book is structured around three examples of the way the image of the child is played out in society: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of childhood from medieval times through the enlightenment 'discovery' of childhood to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mythology and reality of child abuse and society's response to it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe 'death' of childhood in cases such as the James Bulger murder in which the child itself becomes the perpetrator of evil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the highly successful \u003cem\u003eKey Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e series, this book gives students a concise, provocative insight into some of the controlling concepts of our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenks, Chris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415341677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.12w x 0.43d","brand":"Chris Jenks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39514564853835,"sku":"9780415341677","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_3ebb33a8-df45-4709-b70d-3ddbd9e24eac.jpg?v=1631638742","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/childhood-second-edition-9780415341677","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}