A British Childhood? Some Historical Reflections on Continuities and Discontinuities in the Culture of Anglophone Childhood

This book considers how adults attempt to socialise young children into the adults it aspires to produce, from a number of diverse perspectives. The evolution of storytelling and its impact upon child development is initially explored, followed by the consideration of how social class, ethnicity, cu...

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Main Author: Jarvis, Pam (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
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