What does a ten or eleven year old child think when driving past a group of picketers? How do youngsters react when they walk by a homeless person sleeping on the sidewalk? Does a police officer inspire respect and admiration in all children? More importantly, which variables account for any differences in the meanings children attach to these situations? In this sociological exploration into children's worlds, they are the active social agents, defying the traditionally passive role assigned to them in the socialization process. As boys and girls from three public Baltimore schools express their fears and pleasures about urban life, traditional theories of stratification and conflict are put to the test in a non-conventional arena: the sociology of Childhood.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang
ISBN-13
9780820417851
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128832379
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Children & Family, Human Biology, Social Research
Author
Silvia Blitzer Golombek
Publication Name
A Sociological Image of the City: Through Children's Eyes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
140 Pages
Dimensions
Volume
58
Item Weight
390g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Silvia Blitzer Golombek
Issn
0740-0489
Series Title
American University Studies Series 11: Anthropology/Sociology