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Children's rights and the distinct form of Chinese modernity -- The emergence of the child-rights discourse in the modern era -- Childhood, rights, and citizenship in post-socialist urban China -- Social and generational habitus in the formation of Children's rights -- Research populations and research methods -- Outline of the book -- 1. Recasting Children as Autonomous Persons: Children as Future Citizens and Workers -- The legal discourse of Children's rights in China -- "Children are masters of their own lives" -- Creating a democratic family environment -- Children's empowerment and the quality of the nation -- Concluding remarks -- 2. Children's Right to Self-Ownership: Space, Privacy, and Punishment -- Children and privacy in Chinese modernity -- "Each person has his own piece of the sky"
Children's right to bodily privacy and physical integrity -- "What right do you have to reproach him?" -- "We now have a law that protects us!" -- Discussion and conclusion -- 3. Constituting Rights as Needs: Psychology and the Rise of Middle-Class Childhood -- The psychological discourse of childhood in modern China -- Recognizing Children's developmental needs -- Learning should be fun -- Tending to students' emotional wellbeing -- Necessary reading for parents -- "You can barely call it a childhood" -- Concluding remarks -- 4. The Filial Child Revisited: Tradition Holds Its Ground in Modern Shanghai -- The attraction of tradition and the perils of freedom -- Respecting Children's rights or upholding filial piety? -- "The Loving Heart Passes On" -- Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- Rights, intimacy, and belonging -- The political implications of China's child-rights discourse.
Includes bibliographical references and index.