Beschreibung:
Jonathan Scourfield is a former teacher and probation officer, now senior lecturer in Cardiff School of Social Sciences. Most of his research has focused on gender and aspects of childhood and child welfare. He is joint editor of Contemporary Wales.
In this, the first sociology book to consider the important issue of how children identify with place and nation, the authors use original research and international case studies to explore this topic in depth.
1. Childhoods, Places and Nations 2. Researching Children, Place and Identity 3. The Process of Children's National and Ethnic Identification 4. Global and National Dimensions of Place Identity 5. Local and Domestic Dimensions of Place Identity 6. Insiders and Outsiders 7. Ways of Speaking 8. Conclusion