Sociology of Childhood: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches and Discussions in Western Sociology

Keywords: childhood, children, sociology of childhood, sociological theory

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the major paradigms that have influenced the theoretical discussions and empirical research on childhood; defines the main stages of the conceptualization of childhood in the sociological knowledge and formation of "sociology of childhood", its institutionalization in Western sociology; it is underlined that this area of sociology is underdeveloped and needs its institutionalization in Ukrainian sociology, and publication of this paper aims to initiate theoretical debates on conceptualizations of childhood framing these comprehensions into general sociological theory.

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Author Biography

Olga Filippova, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4, Svoboda Sq., Kharkov 61022, Ukraine

PhD of Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, ofilippova@karazin.ua

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Published
2019-08-21
How to Cite
Filippova, O. (2019). Sociology of Childhood: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches and Discussions in Western Sociology. Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series "Sociological Studies of Contemporary Society: Methodology, Theory, methods", (999), 42-47. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/ssms/article/view/13916
Section
Theoretical and Methodological Problems of Sociology