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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784844603321

Titolo

Children, welfare and the state [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Barry Goldson, Michael Lavalette and Jim McKechnie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2002

ISBN

0-7619-7232-3

1-281-25132-1

9786611251321

1-84787-643-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 211 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldsonBarry

LavaletteMichael

McKechnieJim

Disciplina

362.70941

Soggetti

Children - Government policy - Great Britain

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - Great Britain

Children - Services for - Great Britain

Child welfare - Great Britain

Child development - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Untitled; 1 Children, Welfare and the State: An Introduction; 2 The Sociology of Childhood; 3 New Sociology and Old Psychology; 4 Children's Voices and Researching Childhood; 5 Rich Children, Poor Children; 6 Children and Education: Inequalities in Our Schools; 7 Working Children; 8 Children, Class and the Threatening State; 9 Children, Crime and the State; 10 Child Abuse and Child Protection; 11 Sex Education as Regulation; 12 Children, Politics and Collective Action: School Strikes in Britain; 13 Childhood: Themes and Issues; Bibliography

Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is an accessible introduction to childhood studies complete with reviews and critiques contemporary theories of childhood, and gives a clear introduction to key areas of child-related policies.