The well-being of children in the UK / Jonathan Bradshaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradshaw, Jonathan.

Contributor:

Bradshaw, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care--Great Britain--Evaluation.

Child care.

Children--Services for--Great Britain.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important book is the third in a series which evaluates the outcomes of the Labour Government's policies for children 1997-2010.

Contents:

THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN THE UK; iiiContents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Efforts to monitor child well-being; Child Wellbeing Research Centre; What does child well-being mean?; Comparative indices of child well-being; Spending on children; The structure of this book; Conclusion; 2. Demography of childhood; Introduction; Child population; Age composition of the child population; Fertility; Average family size; Ethnicity; Marriage, cohabitation and lone parenthood; Divorce and remarriage; Lone parents

Step parentsOnly children; Only children; 3. Child poverty and deprivation; Introduction; Child poverty; Country, regional and area variations in child poverty; Characteristics of children in poverty; Child poverty dynamics; Intergenerational transmission of child poverty; Children's views; Poverty and social exclusion; International comparisons of child poverty; Conclusion; 4. Physical health; Introduction; Infant and child mortality; Trends in mortality; Causes of infant and child mortality; Birth weight; Factors associated with low birth weight; Infant feeding; Immunisations

Self-assessed healthVariation in subjective health; Parents' reports on child health; Comparative studies of self-assessed health; Types of longstanding illness; Ethnicity and health; Common chronic conditions with increasing prevalence; Injuries and accidents; Health behaviours in children; International comparisons of overall child health; Conclusion; 5. Subjective well-being and mental health; Introduction; Concept of subjective well-being; Why be concerned about subjective well-being?; Sources of data on subjective well-being; Subjective well-being in the UK

Trends in subjective well-beingVariations in subjective well-being; Inequalities in subjective well-being; Mental health; Suicide; International comparisons on suicide rates among 15- to 24-year-olds; Conclusion; 6. Education; Introduction; Context of school types; Education attainments of children at the end of KS2; Attainments at the age of 15+; 118The well-being of children in the UKCompetences at the age of 15; Children's well-being at schools; Education disaffection; Impact of social background: evidence from national and international studies; Conclusion

7. Housing and the environment for childrenIntroduction; House conditions; Homelessness; Poor neighbourhoods; Conclusion; 8. Children's time and space; Introduction; Children's spaces; Virtual space; Children's play; Children's time use; Children's employment; Children as carers; Conclusion; 9. Children and young people in and leaving care; Introduction; Number and trends for children in care; Background and characteristics; Experiences of care; Well-being of children in care; Well-being of young people from care to adulthood; Transitions from care; Adult outcomes; International comparisons

Conclusion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613224491

9781447325673

1447325672

9781447304005

1447304004

9781283224499

1283224496

9781847429414

1847429416

OCLC:

747409555