Childhood in crisis? Tracing the contours of 'crisis' and its impact upon contemporary parenting practices

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Kehily, Mary Jane ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood in crisis; Media commentary; Parenting practices; Pregnancy magazines; Textual analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950317121     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443709355605     Document Type: Article

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