Four Years Old In An Urban Community
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the heart of one of the most ambitious child development studies ever conducted in Britain lies a deceptively simple question: what does it truly mean to be four years old? Four Years Old in an Urban Community by John and Elizabeth Newson presents the findings of the landmark Nottingham Child Development Study, drawing on interviews with hundreds of working- and middle-class families to construct a richly detailed portrait of early childhood in mid-20th-century England. The Newsons chronicle the daily lives of four-year-olds — their play, their discipline, their relationships with parents and siblings — with a sociological precision that never loses sight of the deeply human stories within the data. The result is a work that is simultaneously rigorous and profoundly readable, capturing the textures of family life across the social spectrum with empathy and clarity. The Newsons argue that class is not merely an economic condition but a lived experience that shapes the most intimate moments of child-rearing, from bedtime routines to the language of punishment and reward. Their methodology, grounding sweeping sociological conclusions in the voices of real mothers and real children, set a new standard for developmental psychology and remains influential decades after its first publication. Written with the authority of two researchers who spent years immersed in their subject, the book raises questions about inequality, identity, and the making of the self that resonate far beyond the nursery — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of who we become is decided before we ever reach school.
Author: John And Elizabeth Newson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the heart of one of the most ambitious child development studies ever conducted in Britain lies a deceptively simple question: what does it truly mean to be four years old? Four Years Old in an Urban Community by John and Elizabeth Newson presents the findings of the landmark Nottingham Child Development Study, drawing on interviews with hundreds of working- and middle-class families to construct a richly detailed portrait of early childhood in mid-20th-century England. The Newsons chronicle the daily lives of four-year-olds — their play, their discipline, their relationships with parents and siblings — with a sociological precision that never loses sight of the deeply human stories within the data. The result is a work that is simultaneously rigorous and profoundly readable, capturing the textures of family life across the social spectrum with empathy and clarity. The Newsons argue that class is not merely an economic condition but a lived experience that shapes the most intimate moments of child-rearing, from bedtime routines to the language of punishment and reward. Their methodology, grounding sweeping sociological conclusions in the voices of real mothers and real children, set a new standard for developmental psychology and remains influential decades after its first publication. Written with the authority of two researchers who spent years immersed in their subject, the book raises questions about inequality, identity, and the making of the self that resonate far beyond the nursery — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of who we become is decided before we ever reach school.