Sociology & Social Policy

In this fascinating book Chris Jenks thoroughly examines the concept of childhood. He focuses on the way the image of the child is played out in society, looking specifically at its image through history and the reality of child abuse...

First published 1999, this book attempts to answer these questions and takes a broad approach to the subject of "Childhood and Trauma"...

Childhood Socialization..

Childhood, Literature and Science investigates how different child figures emerge or disappear in imaginative and social representations, in the memories of adult selves, and in expert knowledge...

Examines the causes of childlessness, the availability of choices for couples and at a time of rapidly developing treatments for infertility and new legislative controls, looks at the experiences and views of childless couples...

Children and Families in the Social Environment..

In December 1982, the Centres for Disease Control received the first reports of cases of children with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, the child welfare system has been responding to the crisis. This book examines the lessons learned...

In December 1982, the Centres for Disease Control received the first reports of cases of children with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, the child welfare system has been responding to the crisis. This book examines the lessons learned...

This title was first published in 2003. There is growing anxiety about the consequences of social and economic change for children in industrial countries...

Throughout history the media has primarily been produced by adults, for adults, about adults. Increasingly, children have become a matter of high priority in the modern media society, and as they have, they have also become the subject of much concern...

Despite the widespread promotion of children’s voices by activists and policy makers over the last decade, the potential for young people’s knowledge to impact on adult agendas and policy arenas is by no means a certainty. This book presents critiques of participation in settings where young people ..

Children at Risk..