Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Children, Welfare and the State: An Introduction Barry Goldson -- Chapter 2 The Sociology of Childhood Michael Lavalette and Stephen Cunningham -- Chapter 3 New Sociology and Old Psychology Sandy Hobbs -- Chapter 4 Children's Voices and Researching Childhood Jim McKechnie -- Chapter 5 Rich Children, Poor Children Tony Novak -- Chapter 6 Children and Education: Inequalities in Our Schools Henry Maitles -- Chapter 7 Working Children Niamh Stack and Jim McKechnie -- Chapter 8 Children, Class and the Threatening State Chris Jones -- Chapter 9 Children, Crime and the State Barry Goldson -- Chapter 10 Child Abuse and Child Protection Brian Corby -- Chapter 11 Sex Education as Regulation Deena Haydon and Phil Scraton -- Chapter 12 Children, Politics and Collective Action: School Strikes in Britain Stephen Cunningham and Michael Lavalette -- Chapter 13 Childhood: Themes and Issues Jim McKechnie -- Bibliography -- Index.