REVISITING CHILDREN’S STUDIES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD

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.