Rethinking Childhood

Preface
Introduction: the imperative and the process for rethinking childhood / Peter B. Pufall and Richard P. Unsworth
pt. I. Children's voice and agency.
Understanding childhood from an interdisciplinary perspective: problems and potentials / Allison James
Children as philosophers / Gareth B. Matthews
Children as theologians / Eileen W. Lindner
Action, voice and identity in children's lives / Jack A. Meacham
pt. II. Voice and agency in education.
"Do you know you have worms on your pearls?": Listening to children's voices in the classroom / Susan Etheredge
Cultural integrity and schooling outcomes of African American children from low-income backgrounds / A. Wade Boykin and Brenda A. Allen
"We have these rules inside": the effects of exercising voice in a children's online forum / Justine Cassell
pt. III. Voice and agency within families.
Advertising and marketing to children in the United States / Enola G. Aird
Children's lives in and out of poverty / Karen A. Gray
Children of divorce / Jan Pryor and Robert E. Emery
pt. IV. Voice and agency in neighborhoods and sports.
Negotiating the dance: social capital from the perspective of neighborhood children and adults / James C. Spilsbury and Jill E. Korbin
Are we having fun yet? / Rhonda Singer
pt. V. Voice and agency as legal rights.
Re-visioning rights for children / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
Recognizing the roots: children's identity rights / Alice Hearst
Resources for further research: a roadmap for surfing the Internet / Raymond A. Ducharme