ABSTRACT
Globalization has carried vast consequences for the lives of children. It has spurred unprecedented waves of immigration, contributed to far-reaching transformations in the organization, structure, and dynamics of family life, and profoundly altered trajectories of growing up. Equally important, globalization has contributed to the world-wide dissemination of a set of international norms about children’s welfare and heightened public awareness of disparities in the lives of children around the world. This book's contributors – leading historians, literary scholars, psychologists, social geographers, and others – provide fresh perspectives on the transformations that globalization has produced in children's lives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Historicizing Global Childhood
chapter 3|23 pages
Outside the Lines
part II|48 pages
Understanding Child Development in Global Contexts
chapter 4|23 pages
The Private World of Women and Children
chapter 5|23 pages
“The Elephant in the Room Is the Role Model”
part III|78 pages
Recovering Children’s Agency