Inventing the Child
by
John Zornado
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Children's Literature and Culture
ISBN-10
0415979668
ISBN-13
9780415979665
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 2006
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
378 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.70 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticism
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Gives an account of what it means to be a child (and a parent) in America at the dawn of the millennium. This work explores the history and development of the concept of childhood, starting with the works of Calvin, Freud, and Rousseau and culminating with the modern 'consumer' childhood of Dr Spock and television.
Now in paperback, Inventing the Child is a highly entertaining, humorous, and at times acerbic account of what it means to be a child (and a parent) in America at the dawn of the new millennium. J. Zornado explores the history and development of the concept of childhood, starting with the works of Calvin, Freud, and Rousseau and culminating with the modern ''consumer'' childhood of Dr. Spock and television. The volume discusses major media depictions of childhood and examines the ways in which parents use different forms of media to swaddle, educate, and entertain their children. Zornado argues that the stories we tell our children contain the ideologies of the dominant culture - which, more often than not, promote ''happiness'' at all costs, materialism as the way to happiness, and above all, obedience to the dominant order.
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