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Hands Off!

The Disappearance of Touch in the Care of Children

by Richard T. Johnson (Author)
©2000 Textbook XVIII, 126 Pages

Summary

«No touch» policies, where caregivers, teachers, and other child workers are being informed they cannot touch children in their care, are growing in popularity, Hands Off! critically engages «no touch» by sharing related stories from the field, stories that validate the popularity of «no touch.» «No touch» is presented and interrogated as a moral panic prevalent throughout our society. In an attempt to reframe «no touch,» sexuality is considered when evaluating child identity and the role of the caregivers.

Details

Pages
XVIII, 126
Year
2000
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820439839
Language
English
Keywords
moral panic sexuality identity
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2000. XVIII, 126 pp., 1 ill.

Biographical notes

Richard T. Johnson (Author)

The Author: Richard T. Johnson is a Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies at the University of Hawaii in Manoa and strongly believes in the importance of touch in early childhood education. He has written in a number of journals and has spoken to early childhood education audiences regarding this issue. He taught preschool children before completing his doctoral work at Peadbody College.

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