What is it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days? Is it a happy time, or is there too much to worry about? What are the best and worst aspects of being a child today? Children these days draws on the accounts of over two thousand children, and five hundred adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice. Key questions addressed by the study include how is childhood perceived? What is it like to grow up and become an adult? What are the influences and controls on young people? Are young people protected or over-protected? How much do young people and adults respect and talk to each other? To what extent is Britain a child-friendly society? The book provides unique evidence on children's and adults' views of childhood, and draws conclusions on the attitudes and policies to be challenged and developed in the 21st century. It will make a significant contribution to contemporary debate and discussion on the future of childhood. Children these days is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners, academics, researchers, and students on childhood studies, social sciences, and social policy courses. It has been written in a style that means it is also accessible to others with a more general interest in children and childhood. What is it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days? Is it a happy time, or is there too much to worry about? What are the best and worst aspects of being a child today? Children these days draws on the accounts of over two thousand children, and five hundred adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice. Key questions addressed by the study include how is childhood perceived? What is it like to grow up and become an adult? What are the influences and controls on young people? Are young people protected or over-protected? How much do young people and adults respect and talk to each other? To what extent is Britain a child-friendly society? The book provides unique evidence on children's and adults' views of childhood, and draws conclusions on the attitudes and policies to be challenged and developed in the 21st century. It will make a significant contribution to contemporary debate and discussion on the future of childhood. Children these days is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners, academics, researchers, and students on childhood studies, social sciences, and social policy courses. It has been written in a style that means it is also accessible to others with a more general interest in children and childhood
What is it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days?Is it a happy time, or is there too much to worry about?What are the best and worst aspects of being a child today?Children these days draws on the accounts of over two thousand children, and five hundred adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice. Key questions addressed by the study include how is childhood perceived?What is it like to grow up and become an adult?What are the influences and controls on young people?Are young people protected or over-protected?How much do young people and adults respect and talk to each other?To what extent is Britain a child-friendly society? The book provides unique evidence on children's and adults' views of childhood, and draws conclusions on the attitudes and policies to be challenged and developed in the 21st century. It will make a significant contribution to contemporary debate and discussion on the future of childhood. Children these days is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners, academics, researchers, and students on childhood studies, social sciences, and social policy courses. It has been written in a style that means it is also accessible to others with a more general interest in children and childhood.
It is sometimes suggested that England is less child-friendly than many other countries and that, generally speaking, adult attitudes to children and teenagers may be somewhat negative. The purpose of this book is to set the record straight and to find out how accurate these views really are. The UK government and other agencies may have their own priorities for meeting young people's needs more effectively, but children and teenagers have their own ideas too. Children These Days stimulates discussion about what it means to be a young person in England today and it provides recommendations for making society more child-friendly. The book uses new, previously unpublished, evidence-based material, from interviews with primary and secondary school pupils as well as adults. What's It Like To Be A Child Growing Up In Britain These Days? Is It A Happy Time, Or Is There Too Much To Worry About? This Book Draws On The Accounts Of Over 2000 Children, And 500 Adults, To Examine The Present Day Meaning Of Childhood And Its Implications For Policy And Practice. 1. Perceptions Of Childhood -- 2. Collecting The Evidence -- 3. What's It Like Being A Child? -- 4. Growing Up, Becoming An 'adult' -- 5. Influences, Controls, And Protection -- 6. Status And Respect -- 7. Getting Along Together -- 8. Child-friendly Society? -- 9. Making Things Better For Children And Adults -- 10. Findings And Messages. Nicola Madge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 153-162) And Index. What's it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days? It is a happy time, or is there too much to worry about? This book draws on the accounts of over 2000 children, and 500 adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice
