CONTESTED BODIES OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH by Kathrin Horschelmann (Editor), Rachel Colls (Editor) ( 9780230274747 )

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Title:

CONTESTED BODIES OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH

By:

Kathrin Horschelmann (Editor), Rachel Colls (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

0230274749

ISBN 13:

9780230274747

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

22 October, 2009

Description:

Demonstrating the contested and differentiated nature of childhood and youth embodiment, this book responds to political and media discourses that stigmatise 'unruly' youthful bodies, by combining the critical analysis of imagined and disciplined youthful bodies with a focus on young people's lived and performed, embodied subjectivities.

Synopsis:

Young people's bodies have been at the centre of much policy and media discourse of late, forming the focal point of moral panics about obesity, substance abuse, and anti-social behaviour, to name just a few. Political responses to these issues are often focused on finding 'pragmatic' solutions based on a normative understanding of child development. This book, instead, demonstrates the contested and differentiated nature of childhood and youth embodiment. It combines the critical analysis of imagined and disciplined youthful bodies with a focus on young people's lived and performed, embodied subjectivities. Contested Bodies of Childhood and Youth points towards ways of addressing the issues that affect young people's wellbeing without criminalising and stigmatising them. It presents cutting edge interdisciplinary research in an accessible style that seeks to bridge the divide between theory and practice in research.

Illustrations:

13, 5 black & white tables, 8 black & white illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Palgrave Macmillan

Returns:

Non-returnable

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