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`A good foundation for those intent on further research' - ChildRight `It is intelligent, lively, clear, and well written' - Professor Hugh Cunningham, University of Kent at Canterbury `This is an excellent source book which is up-to-date and covers key debates on childhood in an accessible way' - Professor Andy Furlong, University of Glasgow 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 `new' 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 childhood; - Examines the primary sites of state intervention in regulating and shaping children's lives. - Re-states the primary significance of social class and other structural divisions in understanding children's experiences of childhood; - Systematically assesses the impact of inequality and poverty on children and childhood. Children, Welfare and the State has been tailored to appeal to those studying children and childhood within social policy, sociology, psychology, criminology, history, social work and youth and community work courses.
Rich Children, Poor Children
Rich Children, Poor Children
Introduction
It is an obvious – although significantly neglected – fact that the living standards, opportunities and life chances of children differ enormously. In a society such as Britain's that is grossly unequal and deeply divided by social class it would be strange were it otherwise. Yet while inequalities between adults, for example in relation to ‘race’, gender or social class, are often recognised, when it comes to children relatively little attention is paid to the divisions which exist. It is almost as if the presumed ‘innocence’ of children has no place for the harsh realities of inequality and social division. Certainly there is a notable body of research and campaigning effort on the issue of child poverty, but ...
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