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Title
Kerry Robinson: Innocence, Knowledge, and the Construction of Childhood: The Contradictory Nature of Sexuality and Censorship in Children’s Contemporary Lives
Author(s)
Publication Date
2015-05
Early Online Version
Abstract
<p>In <i>Innocence, Knowledge, and the Construction of Childhood: The Contradictory Nature of Sexuality and Censorship in Children’s Contemporary Lives</i>, Kerry Robinson (2013) exposes the harm imposed on children through their treatment as innocent beings inherently different from adults. She argues that the adult/child binary, found in modern Western society, justifies the dismissal of children’s experiences and subjects them to extreme and harmful surveillance. Under the guise of childhood innocence, governments are able to maintain social control and social inequality that ensure the production of ‘‘good citizen-subjects.’’ Robinson calls for change in children’s access to knowledge on sexuality and sexual citizenship. Using research that busts the myths and fears held by society regarding competency and sexuality during childhood, Robinson argues that current policies and censorship do more harm than good.</p>
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44(5), p. 1165-1167
Publisher
Springer New York LLC
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
2015-03-07
Place of Publication
United States of America
ISSN
1573-6601
0047-2891
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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