Children's Rights and Power [[electronic resource] ] : Charging Up for a New Century

• Autore: John Mary
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.23; 323.352
• Soggetto topico: Children''s rights; Children's rights - Legal status, laws, etc; Children - Social conditions; Children; Power (Social sciences); Social Welfare & Social Work; Social Sciences; Child & Youth Development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Children's Rights and Power; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I Powerful People; Chapter 1 'As If ': Multiple Representations of the Person; Chapter 2 The Fourth 'P': The Issue of Power; Part II Children and the Economy; Chapter 3 Counting; Chapter 4 Spending: 'Cool' Consumers: Purchasers or Purchased?; Part III Enduring and Surviving; Chapter 5 Whatever Makes You Stronger...; Chapter 6 Warriors and Workers; Part IV Children in Charge; Chapter 7 Children at Large: Agency, Participation, Politics and Democracy; Chapter 8 Young Citizens in Action; Part V Eternal Children? ; Chapter 9 Moving OnReferences; Further Sources of Information; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining children's rights from a global perspective, Mary John considers how children experience power, being powerful and the transformation of power relationships. She explores this issue, comparing the situation of children to that of powerless minority groups and asking why children are rarely included in debates on social accountability.
• Titolo autorizzato: Children's Rights and Power
• ISBN: 1-280-26678-3; 1-4175-0120-0; 1-84642-027-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455702703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Children in Charge