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Children and young people's worlds : developing frameworks for integrated practice / edited by Heather Montgomery and Mary Kellett.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Milton Keynes, U.K. : Policy ; In association with The Open University, 2009Description: x, 261 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1847423884
  • 9781847423887
  • 1847423876
  • 9781847423870
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.23 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ767.9 .C4493 2009
Contents:
Introduction / Heather Montgomery and Mary Kellett -- Children, young people and politics in the UK / Nigel Thomas -- Children and international politics / Karen Wells -- Children and young people's participation / Mary Kellett -- Children, young people and their families in the UK / Virginia Morrow -- Children and families in an international context / Heather Montgomery -- Race, ethnicity and young people / Anoop Nayak -- International children's rights / Afua Twum-Danso -- Children, young people and the law / Julia Fionda -- Child protection / Judith Masson -- Children, young people and poverty / Heather Montgomery -- Children and consumer culture / David Buckingham and Sara Bragg -- Youth, religion and multiculture / Anoop Nayak -- Children, young people and sexuality / Mary Jane Kehily -- Children and young people's voices / Mary Kellett.
Summary: "This comprehensive reader combines post-graduate level theory with contemporary case studies to illustrate and analyse the complications of children and young people's lived experiences in the UK and worldwide in the early 21st century.Authors in several fields of childhood and youth studies apply their expertise to areas such as young people and the law, children's rights, child protection, sexuality, participation, politics and family life. Using the voices of the children and young people themselves, key topics illustrate important contemporary issues in the study of childhood and youth and show how these impact on policy initiatives and practical interventions in children's lives."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Heather Montgomery and Mary Kellett -- Children, young people and politics in the UK / Nigel Thomas -- Children and international politics / Karen Wells -- Children and young people's participation / Mary Kellett -- Children, young people and their families in the UK / Virginia Morrow -- Children and families in an international context / Heather Montgomery -- Race, ethnicity and young people / Anoop Nayak -- International children's rights / Afua Twum-Danso -- Children, young people and the law / Julia Fionda -- Child protection / Judith Masson -- Children, young people and poverty / Heather Montgomery -- Children and consumer culture / David Buckingham and Sara Bragg -- Youth, religion and multiculture / Anoop Nayak -- Children, young people and sexuality / Mary Jane Kehily -- Children and young people's voices / Mary Kellett.

"This comprehensive reader combines post-graduate level theory with contemporary case studies to illustrate and analyse the complications of children and young people's lived experiences in the UK and worldwide in the early 21st century.Authors in several fields of childhood and youth studies apply their expertise to areas such as young people and the law, children's rights, child protection, sexuality, participation, politics and family life. Using the voices of the children and young people themselves, key topics illustrate important contemporary issues in the study of childhood and youth and show how these impact on policy initiatives and practical interventions in children's lives."--Publisher's website.

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