TY - JOUR
T1 - Connecting a sociology of childhood perspective with the study of child health, illness and wellbeing: introduction
AU - Brady, Geraldine
AU - Lowe, Pam
AU - Olin Lauritzen, Sonja
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Brady, G, Lowe, P & Olin Lauritzen, S 2015, 'Connecting a sociology of childhood perspective with the study of child health, illness and wellbeing: introduction' Sociology of Health & Illness, vol 37, no. 2, pp. 173-183.DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12260,which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12260This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - In the last decades we have seen a growing interest in research into children's own experiences and understandings of health and illness. This development, we would argue, is much stimulated by the sociology of childhood which has drawn our attention to how children as a social group are placed and perceived within the structure of society, and within inter-generational relations, as well as how children are social agents and co-constructors of their social world. Drawing on this tradition, we here address some cross-cutting themes that we think are important to further the study of child health: situating children within health policy, drawing attention to practices around children's health and well-being and a focus on children as health actors. The paper contributes to a critical analysis of child health policy and notions of child health and normality, pointing to theoretical and empirical research potential for the sociology of children's health and illness.
AB - In the last decades we have seen a growing interest in research into children's own experiences and understandings of health and illness. This development, we would argue, is much stimulated by the sociology of childhood which has drawn our attention to how children as a social group are placed and perceived within the structure of society, and within inter-generational relations, as well as how children are social agents and co-constructors of their social world. Drawing on this tradition, we here address some cross-cutting themes that we think are important to further the study of child health: situating children within health policy, drawing attention to practices around children's health and well-being and a focus on children as health actors. The paper contributes to a critical analysis of child health policy and notions of child health and normality, pointing to theoretical and empirical research potential for the sociology of children's health and illness.
U2 - 10.1111/1467-9566.12260
DO - 10.1111/1467-9566.12260
M3 - Article
SN - 0141-9889
SN - 1467-9566
VL - 37
SP - 173
EP - 183
JO - Sociology of Health & Illness
JF - Sociology of Health & Illness
IS - 2
ER -
