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Michel Wieviorka

Nos enfants

• Michel Wieviorka (dir.),
  Editions Sciences Humaines, Collection Les entretiens d’Auxerre, avril 2008, 291 p.
  
  
  
  
  
  Our children; the Auxerre discussions, 2007
  Today the topic 'our children' usually gives rise to bitter remarks with a hint of nostalgia: children have been spoilt by a civilization of "everything, immediately"; children are kings to whom the media attach too much importance - there are children who are disrespectful or violent whose future will definitely be more difficult than that of preceding generations.
  Adopting a multidisciplinary and international approach, this book proves repeatedly that things are not as simple as they seem.
  The place of the child has changed considerably over time; the concept of 'rights of the child' has now been acquired and with it, the right to live a childhood worthy of the term - which does not prevent the numerous forms of violence to which children are subjected here and there. However, through a series of unusual portraits ("Adonaissants" in search of their identity, cybernauts) as we turn the pages, we discover young people eager for new forms of interdependence, with a commitment to democratic values, ready to become involved in the planet, curious, adaptable and happy.
  So, what should we transmit to future generations? (...)
  
  Contributions include, in particular, those from C.Brisset, M.Dagnaud, B.Defrance, P.Dibie, H.Le Bras, D.Mehl, A.Muxel, F.de Singly, J.-P.Rosenczveig, S.Tisseron
  ehl, A. Muxel, F. de Singly, J.-P. Rosenczveig, S. Tisseron…

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