Producing children in the 21st century: A critical discourse analysis of the science and techniques of monitoring early child development

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 549-566

  Einboden, Rochelle ^a   Rudge, Trudy ^a   Varcoe, Colleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

biopolitics; child development; discourse analysis; risk; technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPOLITICS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOPOLITICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; RISK; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84879002786     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459312472081     Document Type: Article

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