Children in Society de Pam Foley

Children in Society: Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice

Pam Foley

Jeremy Roche

Stanley Tucker

This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Its strong applied focus allows it to address a rich variety of issues of concern to professionals working with children in a range of settings. The contributing authors consist of leading academics in the field as well as those with first-hand knowledge and experience; all write in a clear and engaging style.

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Notă biografică

PAM FOLEY is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. Her research interests include child health and discourses of child birth.JEREMY ROCHE is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. He has written on children's rights and is co-editor of Youth in Society, The Changing Experiences of Youth (both Sage 1997) and The Law and Social Work (Macmillan 2000).STANLEY TUCKER is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. He has written on the impact of social policy on the lives of children and young people and is co-editor of Youth in Society and The Changing Experiences of Youth (both Sage 1997).

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List of Contributors Children in Society: Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice; P.Foley, J.Roche and S.Tucker SECTION 1: CONTEMPORARY CHILDHOODS The Development of Child Health and Welfare Services in England (1900-1948); P.Foley The Changing Experiences of Childhood; M.Robb Constructing Childhood, Constructing Child Concern; W.Stainton Rogers The Demonization of Children: From the Symbolic to the Institutional; B.Goldson Racism: An Important Factor in Practice with Ethnic Minority Children and Families; K.Owusu-Bempah Childcare Policy; M.Roberts Towards a 'Children's Policy' for the European Union?; S.Ruxton SECTION 2: QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN Quality of Life for Children; J.Roche Children's Welfare and Children's Rights; G.Lansdown 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'? Mothers, Children and Health Care at Home; P.Foley Listening to Children; N.Thomas Community Development A Strategy for Empowerment; S.Tucker SECTION 3:CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICE FRAMEWORKS Working Towards Consensus: Children's Hearings in Scotland; A.Griffiths Parental Responsibility; L-A.Cull The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children; C.Humphreys Primary Education in Scotland; D.Christie Children, Sexual Abuse and the Child Protection System; L.Green Foster Families; D.BerridgeExternal Influences on Workplace Competence: Improving Services to Children and Families; R.Flynn An Ecological Perspective on Child Abuse; G.Jack SECTION 4: WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Children's Health at School; B.Mayall Theories of Child Development; W.Stainton Rogers Working with Disabled Children; R.Marchant Involving Children and Families in Decision-Making About Health; C.Thurston and J.Church Men Working in Childcare; M.Robb Perspectives on Parenting; D.Brown Developing Partnership Practice; J.Pinkerton References.