Governing Childhood into the 21st Century Biopolitical Technologies of Childhood Management and Education

Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks. In this timely work, Nadesan argues that these frameworks encourage affluent parents to pursue individualized technologies of the self to reduce risks posed to their children�...

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Main Author: Nadesan, Majia Holmer
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2010, 2010
Series:Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks. In this timely work, Nadesan argues that these frameworks encourage affluent parents to pursue individualized technologies of the self to reduce risks posed to their children's future success
Physical Description:VII, 245 p online resource
ISBN:9780230106499