%0 Journal Article
%T REVISITING CHILDREN¡¯S STUDIES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD
%A Danielle Barbosa Lins de Almeida
%J Poi¨¦sis
%D 2011
%I Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
%X This article aims at presenting the Sociology of Childhood as an innovative theoretical approach to Children¡¯s Studies , which situates the category of childhood in relation to contemporary society. Having said that, the article introduces the main principles related to a methodological approach supported by the Sociology of Childhood, offers a panoramic view on children¡¯s historical condition in society, focuses on issues related to the so-called ¡®paradoxes of childhood¡¯ and children¡¯s universal rights and finally, discusses the construction of the notion of childhood within the Brazilian social context.
%K Children¡¯s Studies. Sociology of Childhood. Society.
%U http://www.portaldeperiodicos.unisul.br/index.php/Poiesis/article/view/666/769