Children, Family and the State : Decision-Making and Child Participation,9780312236267

Children, Family and the State : Decision-Making and Child Participation

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ISBN13: 9780312236267
ISBN10: 0312236263
Format: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2001-03-07
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. It also reports on original and groundbreaking research into children's views of decision-making processes. The book has important theoretical implications and important lessons for social welfare policy and practice.

Author Biography

Nigel Thomas is Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
ix
Foreword xi
Malcolm Hill
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction
1(4)
Theories of Childhood
5(16)
Psychology of Childhood
21(15)
Rights of Childhood
36(14)
Children, Parents and the State
50(20)
Children Looked After by the State
70(26)
Doing Research with Children
96(19)
Patterns of Participation
115(17)
Children's Views
132(21)
Adults' Views
153(14)
Making Sense of the Research
167(23)
Children's Decisions and Children's Place
190(12)
Notes 202(17)
References 219(19)
Index 238

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