Children, welfare and the state / edited by Barry Goldson, Michael Lavalette and Jim McKechnie.

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2002
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In recent years there has been a growing interest in the study of ̀children' and ̀childhood' within the social sciences. Children, Welfare and the State provides readers with a comprehensive critical introduction to modern childhood studies. In addition to engaging with the broad theoretical debates within the ǹew' sociology of childhood and developmental psychology the book:. - Explores key questions in relation to researching childhood, children's agency and social constructionist perspectives;. - Traces historical and contemporary developments in social policy responses to children and chi.

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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.

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1 online resource (vi, 211 pages)

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

Contents

Children, welfare and the state : an introduction / Barry Goldson -- The sociology of childhood / Michael Lavalette and Stephen Cunningham -- New sociology and old psychology / Sandy Hobbs -- Children's voices and researching childhood / Jim McKechnie -- Rich children, poor children / Tony Novak -- Children and education : inequalities in our schools / Henry Maitles -- Working children / Niamh Stack and Jim McKechnie -- Children, class and the threatening state / Chris Jones -- Children, crime and the state / Barry Goldson -- Child abuse and child protection / Brian Corby -- Sex education as regulation / Deena Haydon and Phil Scraton -- Children, politics and collective action : school strikes in Britain / Stephen Cunningham and Michael Lavalette -- Childhood : themes and issues / Jim McKechnie.

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  • 9781847876430
  • 1847876439