Children, Welfare and the State

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`A good foundation for those intent on further research′ - ChildRight</p>
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<p>`It is intelligent, lively, clear, and well written′ - Professor Hugh Cunningham, University of Kent at Canterbury</p>
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<p>`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 </p>
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<p>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. </p>
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<p>In addition to engaging with the broad theoretical debates within the `new′ sociology of childhood and developmental psychology the book:</p>
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<p>- Explores key questions in relation to researching childhood, children′s agency and social constructionist perspectives; </p>
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<p>- Traces historical and contemporary developments in social policy responses to children and childhood;</p>
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<p>- Examines the primary sites of state intervention in regulating and shaping children′s lives. </p>
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<p>- Re-states the primary significance of social class and other structural divisions in understanding children′s experiences of childhood;</p>
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<p>- Systematically assesses the impact of inequality and poverty on children and childhood.</p>
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<p>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.