Enriching Children, Institutionalizing Childhood? Geographies of Play, Extracurricular Activities, and Parenting in England

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 613-627

  Holloway, Sarah L ^a   Pimlott Wilson, Helena ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children's geographies; concerted cultivation; geographies of education; parenting; social class

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; PLAY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899980441     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2013.846167     Document Type: Article

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