The Child in Society

Every ECS student needs to have an understanding of “childhood”. This book analyses “childhood” from a range of perspectives. An easy to read and informative resource.

Fits well with taught module

This is an interesting text which moves the discussion of childhood as a social construct forward. It will provide some interesting areas for discussion and some challenges to students' thinking about children's agency, voice and rights.

Students embarking on a degree in Early Childhood, learn very early that a large part of their studies involves looking at theory and the child in the social context of the time. This book supports them in achieving this

Well written, easy to read chapters with relevant up to date information. The chapter on the contemporary child is particularly relevant to the course. A lovely reference book which will be a favourite of learners.

This is a very good book for anyone studying issues around childhood, the historical discussion is particularly good.

Wright presents a very good analysis of childhood informed by a variety and well explained lenses, such as History, Anthropology, Economy, Psychology, Biology, Philosophy and Education. In the process she integrates the different disciplinary views into an understandable and coherent account of childhood for our time. She succeeded in addressing with great clarity many current fundamental issues in childhood studies. The book is well structured and written in a very accessible style. The overview at the beginning of each chapter, the summaries and reflection boxes at the end of each chapter, the free access to selected useful journal articles and the references to relevant websites enhances the academic value of this book.

Useful reminder to students of the child's position within society and to remember to look wider than the nursery environment

level 4 unit Social Policy. Lots of relevant information that can be used as supporting theory to aid knowledge of growing up in today's world.

An interesting book offering differing concepts of the individual child in society ensuring that students think wider than the nursery environment.