Sociologists often study exotic cultures by immersing themselves in an environment until they become accepted as insiders. In this fascinating account by acclaimed researcher William A. Corsaro, a scientist "goes native" to study the secret world of children.
Here, for the first time, are the children themselves, heard through an expert who knows that the only way to truly understand them is by becoming a member of their community. That's just what Corsaro did when he traded in his adult perspective for a seat in the sandbox alongside groups of preschoolers. Corsaro's...
Sociologists often study exotic cultures by immersing themselves in an environment until they become accepted as insiders. In this fascinating a...
Based on a year-long micro-ethnography of a nursery school, this book presents a unique approach to childhood socialization by focusing directly upon the social, interactive, and communicative processes that make up the world of young children. It contains micro-sociolinguistic analyses of videotaped peer interactive episodes which are the basis of explanations of children's development and use of social concepts such as status, role, norms, and friendship. Stable features of peer culture in the nursery school are identified, and the importance of interpreting children's behavior from...
Based on a year-long micro-ethnography of a nursery school, this book presents a unique approach to childhood socialization by focusing directly up...
Jens Qvortrup William A. Corsaro Michael-Sebastian Honig
A landmark publication in the field, this state of the art reference work, with contributions from leading thinkers across a range of disciplines, is an essential guide to the study of children and childhood, and sets out future research agendas for the subject.
A landmark publication in the field, this state of the art reference work, with contributions from leading thinkers across a range of disciplines, is ...
Jens Qvortrup William A. Corsaro Michael-Sebastian Honig
A landmark publication in the field, this state of the art reference work, with contributions from leading thinkers across a range of disciplines, is an essential guide to the study of children and childhood, and sets out future research agendas for the subject.
A landmark publication in the field, this state of the art reference work, with contributions from leading thinkers across a range of disciplines, is ...
Based on a year-long micro-ethnography of a nursery school, this book presents a unique approach to childhood socialization by focusing directly upon the social, interactive, and communicative processes that make up the world of young children. It contains micro-sociolinguistic analyses of videotaped peer interactive episodes which are the basis of explanations of children's development and use of social concepts such as status, role, norms, and friendship. Stable features of peer culture in the nursery school are identified, and the importance of interpreting children's behavior from...
Based on a year-long micro-ethnography of a nursery school, this book presents a unique approach to childhood socialization by focusing directly up...
Michael A. Messner Michela Musto William A., PH.D. Corsaro
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemning contact sports for their concussion risk or prescribing athletics as a cure for the childhood obesity epidemic. Child's Play presents a more nuanced examination of the issue, considering not only the physical impacts of youth athletics, but its psychological and social ramifications as well. The eleven original scholarly essays in this collection provide a probing look into how sports--in community athletic leagues, in schools, and...
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemni...
Michael A. Messner Michela Musto William A., PH.D. Corsaro
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemning contact sports for their concussion risk or prescribing athletics as a cure for the childhood obesity epidemic. Child's Play presents a more nuanced examination of the issue, considering not only the physical impacts of youth athletics, but its psychological and social ramifications as well. The eleven original scholarly essays in this collection provide a probing look into how sports--in community athletic leagues, in schools, and...
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemni...