A Sociologia da Infância na Contemporaneidade: teoria, prática, linguagens entre outros diálogos possíveis

Abstract

This work: “The sociology of childhood in contemporary times: theory, practice, languages ​​among other possible dialogues” brings together texts with a theoretical approach, which raise a historical and cultural perspective, that is, the presence of children in sociological study, as well as the place of childhood in this area of ​​research, which illustrates different thoughts and approaches, with regard to understanding the socialization process and ways of considering children and their childhood(s). In contemporary times, new concepts and actions have been the subject of dialogue in which children are valued in their contexts, as well as the inseparability of theory and practice to think about the place that 'childhood' has been occupying in society. The Sociology of Childhood, an emerging field of knowledge, recognizes the child as a subject of law, a social actor and childhood as a historical construction, thus contributing to a new perspective on childhood and children. Given this, the Sociology of Childhood will be the subject of our dialogues to think about childhood and children, understanding them in their relational and collective aspects. This theoretical approach allows us to build knowledge about and with children, respecting their otherness, their rights, their place in history as producers of knowledge about their lives.