Thatcher's Grandchildren Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First Century [Hardcover]

Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty.Introduction: Sociology, Politics and Childhood: Contemporary Landscapes Jane Pilcher and Stephen Wagg 1. ''Kill a Kid and get a House': Rationality versus Retribution in the Case of Robert Thompson and John Venables 1993-2001; Julian Petley 2. Citizen Journalists or Cyber Bigots? Child Abuse, the Media and the Possibilities for Public Conversation: The Case of Baby P; Bob Franklin 3. The Changing Politics and Practice of Child Protection and Safeguarding in England; Nigel Parton 4. Child Trafficking: Known Unknowns and Unknown Knowns ; Julia O'Connell Davidson 5. 'What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?' Child Poverty and the Legacy of 'New' Labour; Danny Dorling 6. 'When I Give Food to the Poor...' Some Thoughts on Charity, Childhood and the Media; Stephen Wagg 7. A Coming or Going of Age? Children's Literature at the Turn of the Twenty First Century; David Rudd 8. Punishment, Populism and Performance Management: 'New' Labour, Youth, Crime and Justice; Tim Newburn 9. Children's Rights Since Margaret Thatcher; Marc Cornock and Heather Montgomery 10. Whiteboard Jungle: Schooling, Culture War and the Market for Children's Minds at the Turn of the Twenty First Century; Stephen Wagg 11. Troubling Families: Parenting and the Politics of Early Intervention; Val Gillies 12. Re-colonising the Digital Natives: The Politics of Childhood and Technology from Blair to Gove; Keri Facer 13. Kids For Sale? Childhood and Consumer Culture; David Buckingham 14. The Politics of Children's Clothing; Jane Pilcher 15. Children's Rights or Employers' Rights? The 'Destigmatisation' of Child Labour; Steve Cunningham and Michael Lavalette 16. Saving the Children? Pornography, Chl£Ø