DIANA GITTINS worked in higher education for many years, teaching sociology, social history and women's studies, and is a writer and poet. She has written two works of non-fiction (Fair Sex and The Family in Question) and one collection of poetry ( Dance of the Sheet). In 1993 she was a Hawthornden Fellow. Currently she is Research Fellow at the University of Essex

'Well researched and timely.' - Times Educational Supplement

• List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Introduction Is Childhood Socially Constructed? Who Owns Children? Is there a Child Within? What Do Children Represent? Are Children Innocent? Children's Sexuality: Why Do Adults Panic? Conclusion.

DIANA GITTINS worked in higher education for many years, teaching sociology, social history and women's studies, and is a writer and poet. She has written two works of non-fiction (Fair Sex and The Family in Question) and one collection of poetry ( Dance of the Sheet). In 1993 she was a Hawthornden Fellow. Currently she is Research Fellow at the University of Essex

'Well researched and timely.' - Times Educational Supplement

• List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Introduction Is Childhood Socially Constructed? Who Owns Children? Is there a Child Within? What Do Children Represent? Are Children Innocent? Children's Sexuality: Why Do Adults Panic? Conclusion.