The book What is a Good Childhood? by Johannes Drerup and Gottfried Schweiger has been published in German by Reclam Verlag and in English by Palgrave Macmillan. It explores the question of what constitutes a good childhood from various perspectives and examines both historical and moral aspects of childhood. Key themes include the importance of material resources, interpersonal relationships, and education for children’s development. The authors place particular emphasis on the role of autonomy as an overarching value in the context of familial and public education.

Topic in Frontiers in Sociology
Editors: Luiz Gustavo Da Cunha De Souza (Florianopolis) & Gottfried Schweiger (Salzburg)
Manuscript Summary Submission Deadline 03 March 2025
Manuscript Submission Deadline 27 June 2025
Website:  https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/68457/recognition-and-critical-social-research

A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section ‚Childhood and Youth Studies‘.Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025Website:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/EI773C4IV3