Download or read book Studies in Modern Childhood written by Jens Qvortrup and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely study, high profile researchers contribute to the burgeoning field of the social studies of childhood with original and often surprising perspectives and approaches. With chapters on children's agency in small worlds and childhood's placement in large scale relationships, the book shows not only the variety of childhood(s), but also suggests that much is common in a generational context.