Growing Up in a Divided Society The Contexts of Childhood in South Africa

Thirty-three contributions thoroughly address the history of being a child in America. After a number of historical approaches are described, articles are grouped according to chronology (from colonial the final times); articles reflect on the past, present, and future--socialization in an electronic age. The history of childhood and growing up necessarily involves a study of family relations and the roles of men and women. This is an interdisciplinary work which addresses subjects of interest to a wide professional and lay audience. Paper ed. $15. The volume's the problem for a conflicted nation like South Africa--that what they are, a nation soon will be. The 20 essays range from a study of children in prison to children's use of language in racial neighborhoods to the lives of way Jewish, Indian and Afrikaner children grow up. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR