Children Place and Identity

In this, the first sociology book to consider the important issue of how children identify with place and nation, the authors use original research and international case studies to explore this topic in depth. The book is rooted in original qualitative research the authors conducted with a diverse sample of children (aged 8-11) across Wales, but these data are also located in the context of existing international research on place identity. The book features analysis of lively exchanges between children on their local, national and global identities, politics, language and race. It engages with important social and political questions such as whether cultural distinctiveness can be preserved in a context of globalization, whether we are destined to passively receive dominant representations of the nation or can creatively construct our own versions; and whether national identities are necessarily exclusive. Most importantly, the book focuses on what local and national identities mean to children in an era of cultural and economic globalization. Including material on racialization, language, politics, class and gender, "Children, Place and Identity" will be a valuable resource to students and researchers of childhood studies and the sociology of childhood.

ISBN 0415351278   Pages 184 ISBN13 9780415351270 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 290 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 20 Jul 2006   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2006006387   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 305.234   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Childhoods, places and nations		1
2		Researching children, place and identity		19
3		The process of children's national and ethnic identification		40
4		Global and national dimensions of place identity		59
5		Local and domestic dimensions of place identity		83
6		Insiders and outsiders		105
7		Ways of speaking		128
8		Conclusion		148

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