Rethinking Parent and Child Conflict (Changing Images Challenging Issues in Early Childhood)

Annotation The book draws from Foucault's notion of power-knowledge-resistance and feminist poststructuralism to offer a re-theorization of parent-child conflict "Shows how conflict arising in such seemingly basic and mundane tasks as getting ready for school, bedtime rituals and preparing meals, are not just about children negotiating family rules but involve complex relations of power through which children are regulated." --Cover This text draws from Foucault's notion of power-knowledge-resistance and feminist poststructuralism to offer a re-theorisation of parent-child conflict that takes into account relationships betwen the individual and society Susan Grieshaber. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 211-220) And Index.