Socializing Inequality

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Socializing Inequality

Class, Culture and Cognition in Early Childhood

Sociolinguistics Social classes Sociology: family and relationships Child, developmental and lifespan psychology Educational systems and structures

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Collection: CRESC

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 19th February 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040808757


Introduction

This book examines the processes through which children effectively inherit their position in the social world.

Questions Explored

It asks:

  • How does class inequality affect one of the most formative periods in human development, that is, early childhood?
  • When do differences in class background manifest themselves in children''s actions and attitudes?
  • How do class divisions intersect with racial and gender inequality to shape the way that children navigate the social world?
  • When do children become aware of the fact that inequality is a key feature of their lifeworld?

Research and Audience

Bringing together original research from France, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and the USA, this book unravels the ways in which class inequality shapes our earliest experiences of the social world. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in class and social stratification, the sociology of childhood and family, cultural sociology, sociolinguistics, child and developmental psychology and educational science.

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