Rethinking Children as Consumers

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Rethinking Children as Consumers

The changing status of childhood and young adulthood

Media studies: internet, digital media and society Consumerism Age groups: children Child welfare and youth services Civics and citizenship

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 13th September 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781317205869


Children as Consumers of Services

Children are significant consumers of services such as health, welfare, educational institutions and the environment. Alongside this, the marketization of childhood means that children are exposed to advertising and marketing through a wide range of media on a daily basis.

Children as Consumers of Space

Examining key debates on children’s power, status and citizenship issues, it considers the wider implications of how consumerism impacts on children’s health, well-being and life chances. This timely book explores childhood and consumerism through four key strands:

The Link Between Citizenship and Consumption

Rethinking Children as Consumers will be essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in the topic of consumerism across early childhood, childhood, youth and society.

The Influences of the Marketization of Childhood

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