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Theoretical and Methodological Approaches within Childhood Studies
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches within Childhood Studies
Tuesday, 17 July 2018: 10:30-12:20
Location: 802B (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)
RC53 Sociology of Childhood (host committee) Language: English
The Epistemological shifts within Theory of Science have resulted in new conceptualizations of childhood and innovative ways of working with children that have informed policies and practices with children at national and global levels. Childhood scholars have provided a number of critical approaches that challenge the conventions in researching and theorizing on children and childhood and have contributed more broadly to sociological analyses of social structure and agency by reworking the concepts of generational difference and power The growing political and ethical concerns regarding the methodological aspects of researching children have resulted in bringing children to the center of the stage as both research subjects and collaborators. The diversity of research on children and childhood discourses are embracing the global dimension, the importance of children’s cultures, the role of the media, and the changing nature of family relations. Papers that address these theoretical and empirical issues are welcome in this session.
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