The importance of being innocent : why we worry about children /

The importance of being innocent : why we worry about children /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Faulkner, Joanne.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 167 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Australian encounters Australian encounters.
Subject:	Children -- Australia. Sex in advertising -- Australia. Advertising -- Psychological aspects. Child molesters -- Australia. Pedophilia -- Australia. Advertising -- Psychological aspects. Child molesters. Children. Pedophilia. Sex in advertising. Australia.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11827057

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ISBN:	9781139010092 1139010093 9781139010481 1139010484 9780521146975 0521146976 9781139006835 1139006835
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The Importance of Being Innocent addresses the current debate in Australia and internationally regarding the sexualisation of children, predation on them by pedophiles and the risks apparently posed to their 'innate innocence' by perceived problems and threats in contemporary society. Joanne Faulkner argues that, contrary to popular opinion, social issues have been sensationally expounded in moral panics about children who are often presented as alternatively obese, binge-drinking and drug-using, self-harming, neglected, abused, medicated and driven to anti-social behavior by TV and computers. This erudite and thought-provoking book instead suggests that modern western society has reacted to problems plaguing the adult world by fetishizing children as innocents, who must be protected from social realities. Taking a philosophical and sociological perspective, it outlines the various historical trends, emotional investments and social tensions that shape contemporary ideas about what childhood represents, and our responsibilities in regard to children.
Other form:	Print version: Faulkner, Joanne. Importance of being innocent. Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521146975
Standard no.:	9786613017246

Description
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 167 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and index.
ISBN:	9781139010092 1139010093 9781139010481 1139010484 9780521146975 0521146976 9781139006835 1139006835