176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on work from within the developing field of childhood studies, this text examines theoretical and policy driven understandings of the current position of children in society. Through an analysis of policy reforms and professional initiatives within educational child care and legal contexts, the author examines different, potentially competing viewpoints of childrens social position.... Read more
Introduction 1 Childhood in Crisis: Decline or Reconstruction? 2 Social Policy and Moral Ambiguity 3 Child Sexual Abuse: Protection, Prevention and Identification 4 Childhood, Agency and Educational Reform 5 Childhood and Citizenship Appendix A Comment on the Data

Biography

Michael Wyness

'... interesting book ... the text's focus on generation allows a questioning of established adult practices and thinking about children and childhood and as such it is a welcome addition to the body of scholarship questioning the traditional and conventional.' - Jeremy Roche, Children & Society