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.
| Author/creator | Gilliam, Laura |
| Other author | Gulløv, Eva. |
| Other author | Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948- |
| Other author | Bach, Dil. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Pluto Press, 2017. |
| Description | viii, 290 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Civiliserende institutioner. English |
| Series | Anthropology, Culture and Society Anthropology, culture, and society. ^A682721 |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| General note | "This book is adapted from Civiliserende institutioner : om idealer og distinktioner i opdragelse published by Aarhus University Press, 2012"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes index and bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023394081 |
| ISBN | 0745336094 hardback |
| ISBN | 9780745336091 hardback |
| ISBN | 0745336043 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780745336046 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781786800008 PDF |
| ISBN | 9781786800176 EPUB |
| ISBN | 1786800004 PDF |
| ISBN | 1786800179 EPUB |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |