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

Published
London : SAGE, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 211 pages)
Additional Creators
Goldson, Barry, Lavalette, Michael, and McKechnie, Jim
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Children, Welfare and the State: An Introduction / Barry Goldson -- Ch. 2 The Sociology of Childhood / Stephen Cunningham / Michael Lavalette -- Ch. 3 New Sociology and Old Psychology / Sandy Hobbs -- Ch. 4 Children's Voices and Researching Childhood / Jim McKechnie -- Ch. 5 Rich Children, Poor Children / Tony Novak -- Ch. 6 Children and Education: Inequalities in Our Schools / Henry Maitles -- Ch. 7 Working Children / Niamh Stack / Jim McKechnie -- Ch. 8 Children, Class and the Threatening State / Chris Jones -- Ch. 9 Children, Crime and the State / Barry Goldson -- Ch. 10 Child Abuse and Child Protection / Brian Corby -- Ch. 11 Sex Education as Regulation / Deena Haydon / Phil Scraton -- Ch. 12 Children, Politics and Collective Action: School Strikes in Britain / Stephen Cunningham / Michael Lavalette -- Ch. 13 Childhood: Themes and Issues / Jim McKechnie.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781446221068 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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