Unequal Childhoods

Early childhood in rich countries is a time when children are protected, and their playfulness and curiosity is encouraged. However, this perception co-exists with toleration of political and economic conditions that grossly undermine or even prematurely end the lives of millions of young children in poor countries. This book discusses how this poverty is recognized and defined through the following case-studies: * Kazakhstan - once part of the Soviet Union * Swaziland - a country in Southern Africa devastated by HIV and AIDS * Himalayan India * Brazil - one of the world's most unequal countries. These four case-studies illustrate the diversity and complexity of the responses to the attempts to globalize childhood, and highlight the need to address the inequalities of childhood experience. This book will be invaluable to anyone on early childhood courses with an international focus or studying early childhood in an international context.

ISBN 0415321026   Pages 192 ISBN13 9780415321020 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 304 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Contesting Early Childhood Publication date 24 Feb 2005   Height (mm) 138 Library of Congress 2004022286   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY 305.23091724   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General, Professional / Scholarly, Undergraduate

1		Global inequalities		1
2		Interpreting poverty		19
3		Understanding early childhood		45
4		Lending a helping hand		66
5		Kazakhstan		88
6		Swaziland		104
7		India by Pawan K. Gupta		119
8		Childhood and social inequality in Brazil by Fulvia Rosemberg		142
9		The ethics of intervention		171