Rethinking children's rights : attitudes in contemporary society / Phil Jones and Sue Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Phil, 1958 April 22- author.

Welch, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 302 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second Edition.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Summary:

Rethinking Children's Rights explores attitudes towards and experiences of children's rights. This second edition contains updated references to legislation and research underpinning children's rights, reflecting on recent scholarship and on the current world context. New research and examples are discussed around: Online protection and privacy, Evaluating UK progress and the children's rights review by the United Nations, Recent insights on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), New debates about the construction and development of children's rights, New debates about the relationships between social exclusion and children's rights, Themes discussed include power relations between adults and children, the child's voice, intercultural perspectives, social justice, gender and disability. Examples of research, activities, interviews with researchers and guidance on further reading make this an essential text for those studying childhood. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Debates, Dilemmas and Challenges: The Background to Children's Rights

1 Introduction to Rethinking Children's Rights 3

2 Children's Rights: Definitions and Developments 39

Part II An Interdisciplinary Review of Recent Research and Scholarship

3 Children's Rights: Current Tensions, Debates and Research 81

Part III Implications for Children's Lives

4 Rights and the Child's Voice 117

5 Rights and Decision Making 149

6 A Rights Perspective on Family Life 191

7 Working with Children 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jones, Phil, 1958 April 22- author. Rethinking children's rights

ISBN:

9781350001244

9781350001251

1350001252

1350001244

OCLC:

1006536576

Publisher Number:

99976170268