Kids in Context The Sociological Study of Children and Childhoods

This book provides an assessment of theories and empirical evidence about children's social worlds, the nature of childhood in contemporary societies, and how these are related to people's perceptions of children and childhood. The social context of contemporary childhood is delineated, children's experiences in different societies and societal subgroups compared, and the impact of social, political, and economic change on children's social position and well-being evaluated.

Sarane Spence Boocock is an emeritus professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University Kimberly Ann Scott is an assistant professor in the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra University, where she also holds an appointment in the Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Policy Studies