The Child in Question

Download or read book The Child in Question written by Diana Gittins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1997-11-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on personal, historical, sociological, psychoanalytic, literary and artistic sources, this compelling book explores the tensions and contradictions implicit in notions of children and childhood. It examines how children can at once represent innocence, beauty and hope, while at the same time are neglected, disenfranchised and abused. Wide-ranging and provocative, this exploration of what 'the child' means, and has meant, to adults, will appeal to students and professionals across many disciplines, as well as to the interested general reader.