Rethinking childhood (Rutgers University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface ; Introduction: the imperative and the process for rethinking childhood / Peter B. Pufall and Richard P. Unsworth -- pt. I. Children's voice and agency. Understanding childhood from an interdisciplinary perspective: problems and potentials / Allison James ; Children as philosophers / Gareth B. Matthews ; Children as theologians / Eileen W. Lindner ; Action, voice and identity in children's lives / Jack A. Meacham -- pt. II. Voice and agency in education. "Do you know you have worms on your pearls?": Listening to children's voices in the classroom / Susan Etheredge ; Cultural integrity and schooling outcomes of African American children from low-income backgrounds / A. Wade Boykin and Brenda A. Allen ; "We have these rules inside": the effects of exercising voice in a children's online forum / Justine Cassell -- pt. III. Voice and agency within families. Advertising and marketing to children in the United States / Enola G. Aird ; Children's lives in and out of poverty / Karen A. Gray ; Children of divorce / Jan Pryor and Robert E. Emery -- pt. IV. Voice and agency in neighborhoods and sports. Negotiating the dance: social capital from the perspective of neighborhood children and adults / James C. Spilsbury and Jill E. Korbin ; Are we having fun yet? / Rhonda Singer -- pt. V. Voice and agency as legal rights. Re-visioning rights for children / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse ; Recognizing the roots: children's identity rights / Alice Hearst -- Resources for further research: a roadmap for surfing the Internet / Raymond A. Ducharme