Surveillance, children and childhood (Editorial)

Steeves, Valerie; Jones, Owain

Abstract

Editorial. 1st paragraph.
In a sense, to be a child is to be under surveillance. Parents watch their children to keep them safe and to correct their behaviour. Teachers keep an eye on students to enforce classroom rules and to maintain discipline. Managers of shopping malls and many other semi-public places use a variety of methods to keep young people under control in order to maintain those spaces for adult usage, sensibilities and consumption. Depending on age, which is critical in this context, it can be argued that surveillance as care is a necessary condition of nurturing and educating children and young people.

Citation

Steeves, V., & Jones, O. (2010). Surveillance, children and childhood (Editorial). Surveillance and Society, 7(3/4), 187-191

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Journal: Surveillance & Society
• Print ISSN: 1477-7487
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3/4
• Pages: 187-191
• Keywords: children, childhood, surveillance, adulthood
• Publisher URL: http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/4151/4154