1st Edition

The New Power of Children and Young People

By David Cohen Copyright 2023
170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

In a rapidly changing world, children have more of a voice than ever before. In The New Power of Children and Young People, David Cohen explores how this has happened, what the consequences might be and how we can best engage with our young people. David Cohen considers the social, political and psychological issues involved in children and young people’s influence, and how it impacts the... Read more
  1. Introduction
  2. A Brief History of Significant Children
  3. Research on Political Concerns and Political Participation
  4. Personality Research and the Big Five Model
  5. COP OUT: The illusion of a future, young people’s anxieties
  6. ‘And that’s not right!’ Children’s sense of Justice
  7. Children, Family and Politics
  8. Technoference: Or how technology warps the bonds between parents and children
  9. The paradox of tech savvy and I.Q
  10. Children as victims too
  11. Fairy Tales and Children’s: Weak children who become strong TV
  12. The Challenge of Education
  13. Sex: Children are more knowing, but more exploited, than ever
  14. The Parental Inferiority Complex
  15. Emotional Intelligence and Politics
  16. Mental Health and Technology
  17. The Typical Child 2046
  18. References
  19. Index

Biography

David Cohen is a prolific writer, filmmaker and psychologist.