Childhood Today

This is an urgently needed book that explores a number of different concepts of childhood in 21^st century. The book throughout considers enduring topics and new concepts of childhood, and initiates a number of questions that students of education, childhood, and early childhood studies can engage as lines of inquiries. Structured around eleven chapters this book addresses contemporary and traditional constructions of childhood and approaches issues around the child, bringing to life theoretical perspectives and liking them to practice with interesting case studies. Important key debates such as the snowflake generation, politics, poverty, equality, and obesity are related to the impact of constructing our views of the child in today s society. The book offers a multidisciplinary approach of the child today that influences practice, policy, & education and offers diverse dimensions to provoke our thinking.

Throughout the book , the high quality chapters help students to understand and question complex issues in childhood that are linked with social problems experienced by children that children themselves and professionals are facing today. Critical and equally helpful, this book is an important contribution of alternative viewing of the child which demonstrates how childhood is constructed today. This book will be necessary reading for all studying childhood and all professionals involved with children as it offers different perspectives for studying children and childhood and discusses child related situations that need special consideration.