The Sociology of Childhood and Youth in Canada is an edited collection of cutting-edge Canadian scholarship examining young lives from a sociological perspective. The volume is divided into four parts, addressing: ethics and innovation in conducting research with children and youth; the social construction of childhood and youth; inequalities and intersections in experiences of childhood and youth; and citizenship, rights, and social engagement. Specific topics of focus include arts-based approaches to research with young people, children’s family and peer relationships, disability, the production of gendered and racialized children through storybooks, marketing to children, the settler colonial biopolitics of residential schools and the Sixties Scoop, young people’s activism in terms of challenging dress codes and creating gay-straight alliances, and theorizing young people’s rights, civic engagement, and citizenship. Discussion of these topics is informed by current trends in the sociology of childhood, all with attention to social justice. This collection will appeal to undergraduate students of sociology, women’s and gender studies, child and youth studies, child and youth care, and early childhood education. |