Children, Welfare and the State provides 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. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the study of childhood within the social sciences. Much of the recent research has been shaped by the development of a 'new' sociological paradigm for studying childhood. Children, Welfare and the State reviews and critiques recent postmodern perspectives on childhood, as well as the key psychological theories of child development and growth. Strongly outlining recent developments in a number of key areas such as government policy, regulating the educational experience, introducing curfews, and reducing the age of criminal responsibility, for example, Goldson, Lavalette and McKechnie highlight trends towards increasing child inequality and poverty - with the concomitant effect this has on the child's health and wellbeing. Children, Welfare and the State reveals the divisions within the category 'child' and the role of the state and the state welfare and criminal justice systems in regulating children's lives, and stigmatizing certain groups of children. This critical and engaging textbook designed to meet students needs on courses in childhood studies, as well as courses on child policy and social work.
Children, Welfare and the State - Barry Goldson An Introduction 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 - Henry Maitles Inequalities in Our Schools 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 - Stephen Cunningham and Michael Lavalette School Strikes in Britain Childhood - Jim McKechnie Themes and Issues
`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
