PART ONE. 1 Social theories of childhood 2 The structure of childhood and children's interpretive reproductions 3 Studying children and childhood PART TWO. Children, childhood, and the families in historical and cultural context 4 Historical views of childhood and children 5 Social change, families, and children examining changes in families PART THREE. Children's cultures 6 Children's peer cultures and interpretive reproduction 7 Sharing and control in initial peer cultures 8 Conflict and differentiation in the initial peer culture 9 Preadolescent peer cultures PART FOUR. Children, social problems, and the future of childhood 10 Children, social problems, and the family 11 Children, social problems and society 12 The future of childhood