Corsaro. Chapter 4: Social Change, Families, and Children (pp. 69-89)
Reader. Hernandez, Donald. 1997."Child Development and the Social Demography of Childhood," Child Development, vol. 68, no. 1 (February): 149-169.

Sep 29 Quiz 6 / Cross-National Trends
Oct 1 Louisiana in Focus
Oct 3 The Social Demography of Chiildcare

• How does Hernandez view children? Does he perceive them as autonomous subjects or does he see children as being passivly affected by their environment? Explain.

• Compare Qvortrup's argument to Hernandez' proposed statistical assessment of children and the family. Which do you think would best measure children's lives and experiences?

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