Children and Social Policy

ISBN-13: 9780333652084 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 262 str.

Paul Daniel;J Ivatts

Opis

This book provides a critical account of British social policy since 1945 from the perspective of the child. Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick, it examines a wide range of policy areas including health, education, housing, social security, child care and protection. It concludes with suggestions for making policy more child-centred. It will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and to anyone who is concerned with children's welfare.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Social Policy and Childhood: An Overview.- Children in Britain Today.- Children and Poverty.- Child Health and Health Care Policy.- Housing Policy and Children.- Early Childhood Education and Care.- Primary Education.- Child Welfare and Protection.- The Century of the Child?.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

PAUL DANIEL is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the Roehampton Institute, London. He is co-author of Social Work and Local Politics.

JOHN IVATTS is Visiting Lecturer in Social Policy at the Roehampton Institute, London.

Blurb

How have children been perceived by policy makers since 1945? Has the Welfare State ensured unprecedented well-being for today's children?

Drawing upon the diverse range of evidence across the major social services, this book provides a critical and up-to-date account of how children have fared in the post-war Welfare State. Each chapter examines how children have been affected by the achievements and failures of state provision in key policy areas including housing, health, education social security, child care and protection. In particular, there is detailed analysis of the policy changes promoted by the New Right and introduced by Conservative governments since 1979. The authors conclude by proposing a number of reforms for making policy more child-centred, to give reality to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This book represents an important contribution to contemporary debate over the health and well-being of children and to the discussion of topical policy issues and social problems