Kid Power, Inequalities and Intergenerational Relations

Clara Rübner Jørgensen is a social anthropologist specializing in the social and cultural contexts of childhood and education. Michael Wyness is a sociologist with interests in childhood, schooling and family.

‘This is an important, timely, and well-argued book which outlines a new, multidimensional, non-zero-sum model for understanding inequalities and power in children’s inter- and intra-generational relations.’ — Leena Alanen, Professor emerita (Early Childhood Education), Adjunct Professor/Docent (Sociology), University of Jyväskylä, Finland

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1: The ‘Problem’ of Kid Power; 1. Power and Children; 2. Global Rights and Kid Power; 3. Child- Centredness, Schooling and Kid Power; 4. The Loss of Adult Power?; Section 2: Reconstructing Kid Power; 5. Family, Generation and Mediation; 6. The Internet, Social Media and Kid Power; 7. Children’s Community Action; 8. The Power of Children’s Participation and Involvement in Research; Conclusion: A Model for Kid Power – Implications and Thinking Forward; Postscript: Covid-19; References; Index.