Carol Vincent, Stephen J. Ball

Childcare, Choice and Class Practices (eBook, PDF)

Middle Class Parents and their Children

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

With the issue of childcare high on the New Labour agenda, this is a subject that is often in the media spotlight, and one that will continue to spark heated debate both in the UK and around the world. This book presents a substantive study of childcare policy and practice, examining middle class parents' choice of childcare within the wider contexts of social class and class fractions, social reproduction, gendered responsibilities and conceptions of 'good' parenting.
Drawing on the results of a qualitative empirical study of two groups of middle class parents living in two London localities, this book:
- takes into account key theoretical frameworks in childcare policy, setting them in a broader social, political and economic context;
- considers the development of the UK government's childcare strategy from its birth in 1998 to the present day;
- highlights the critical debates surrounding middle class families and their choice of childcare;
- explores parents' experiences of childcare and their relationships with carers.
This book offers important and invaluable insights into a complex subject, and will be essential reading for academics, students, policy makers and all those involved in the childcare market.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134232659
• Artikelnr.: 42975877

Autorenporträt

Carol Vincent is Reader of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Stephen Ball is the Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Contextualising the Study 3. Childcare Policy:
International, National and Local Perspectives 4. Middle Class Families 5.
Inside the 'Black Box' of the Family: Gender Relations and Childcare 6.
Power, Control and Communication: The Hidden Logics of Childcare Relations?
7. 'Making Up' the Middle Class Child 8. Conclusion: A Market in Love?