Children of the welfare state : civilising practices in schools, childcare and families / Laura Gilliam and Eva Gulløv.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilliam, Laura, author.

Gulløv, Eva, author.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

Anthropology, Culture and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Denmark.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Pluto Press, 2017.

Summary:

An original ethnography looking at childhood socialisation in schools and in families, under the Welfare State.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction - Laura Gilliam and Eva Gullov

1. On Civilising: A Perspective on Childrearing, Conduct and Distinctions - Laura Gilliam and Eva Gullov

2. Society's Children: Institutionalisation and Changing Perceptions of Children and Upbringing - Laura Gilliam and Eva Gullov

3. Civilising the Youngest: An Ambiguous Endeavour - Eva Gullov

4. The Not-Yet-Civilised: Negotiating the Kindergarten's Civilising Project - Karen Fog Olwig

5. Social Children and Good Classes: Moulding Civilised Communities During the First Year of School - Laura Gilliam

6. The Impossible Bilingual Boys: Civilising Efforts and Oppositional Forms in a Multi-Ethnic Class - Laura Gilliam

7. The Decent Citizens: Lessons on Moral Superiority and the Immorality of Wealth in a Class of Privileged Youth - Laura Gilliam

8. The Civilised Family Life: Childrearing in Affluent Families - Dil Bach

9. Civilising Institutions: Cultural Norms and Social Consequences - Laura Gilliam and Eva Gullov

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 18, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78680-000-4

OCLC:

968732500