Children of the welfare state : civilising practices in schools, childcare and families / Laura Gillam and Eva Gulløv ; with contributions from Karen Fog Olwig and Dil Bach.

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Gilliam, Laura [Browse]
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English
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London : Pluto Press, 2017.
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viii, 290 pages ; 22 cm.

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    "Children of the Welfare State uses the case of Denmark--employed as emblematic of the European state--to consider the ways in which children are 'civilized' within child-focused institutions, such as schools, daycare, and the family unit, under the auspices of the welfare state. Through deep ethnographic studies, the authors build a clear account of children{u2019}s experiences at a variety of ages, different genders, and from differing ethnic and social backgrounds. Ultimately they show that even though Danish welfare institutions are marked by a strong egalitarian ideal, they nonetheless tend to reproduce dominant norms of social class and distinctions of ethnicity and religion."--Provided by publisher.
    Notes
    Adapted from Civiliserende institutioner : om idealer og distinktioner i opdragelse published by Aarhus University Press, 2012.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-283) and index.
    Contents
    • On civilising : a perspective on childrearing, conduct and distinctions / Laura Gilliam, Eva Gulløv
    • Society's children : institutionalisation and changing perceptions of children and upbringing / Laura Gilliam, Eva Gulløv
    • Civilising the youngest : an ambiguous endeavour / Eva Gulløv
    • The not-yet-civilised : negotiating the kindergarten's civilising project / Karen Fog Olwig
    • Social children and good classes : moulding civilised communities during the first year of school / Laura Gilliam
    • The impossible bilingual boys : civilising efforts and oppositional forms in a multi-ethnic class / Laura Gilliam
    • The decent citizens : lessons on moral superiority and the immorality of wealth in a class of privileged youth / Laura Gilliam
    • The civilised family life : childrearing in affluent families / Dil Bach
    • Civilising institutions : cultural norms and social consequences / Laura Gilliam, Eva Gulløv.
    ISBN
    • 0745336094 (hardback)
    • 9780745336091 (hardback)
    • 0745336043 (paperback)
    • 9780745336046 (paperback)
    • 9781786800008 (PDF)
    • 9781786800176 (EPUB)
    • 1786800004 (PDF)
    • 1786800179 (EPUB)
    LCCN
    2023394081
    OCLC
    968317126
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