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Parental rights and responsibilities : analysing social policy and lived experiences /

Child welfare, state welfare and parenting issues are high on the UK policy agenda; this timely book examines recent policy developments, parental perspectives about parenting and child-rearing and parental rights to 'welfare state support'.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Churchill, Harriet
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • The Focus and Aims of the Book
  • Shifting and Contested Notions of Parental Rights and Responsibilities
  • The Analytical Foci and Approach
  • The Structure of the Book
  • Part One:The Broader Context
  • 2. Conceptualising Child, Family and Social Well-Being
  • Child, Family and Social Well-Being: Definitions and Principles
  • Conceptualising Child Well-Being
  • Conceptualising Family Well-Being
  • Conceptualising Social Well-Being
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Socio-Economic Change and Social Well-Being Trends
  • Demographic Change
  • Economic Well-Being and Labour Market Trends
  • Education, Skills and Well-Being
  • Physical and Mental Well-Being
  • Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence
  • Other Crime Trends
  • Family Relations
  • Citizenship, Civic Involvement and Neighbourhood Well-Being
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Children, Families and Welfarestate Restructuring
  • Introduction
  • Welfare Regimes in the 1980S and Early 1990S
  • The Ascendancy of Third Way Social Policies and More Interventionist Family Policies
  • Conclusion
  • Part Two:Social Policy Developments 19978211;2010
  • 5. Welfare to Work Measures and Financial Support for Families
  • Introduction
  • Policy Developments
  • Policy Impacts and Critique
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Childcare and Family-Friendly Employment Policies
  • Introduction
  • Policy Developments
  • Policy Impacts and Critique
  • Conclusion
  • 7. Parental and Family Support Services
  • Introduction
  • Policy Developments
  • Conclusion
  • Part Three: Research on Parental Perspectives
  • 8. Parenthood and Parenting in Context
  • Introduction
  • Parent8211;Child and Family Relations
  • Childrens Needs and Parental Responsibilities
  • Negotiating Contemporary Parental Dilemmas
  • Conclusion
  • 9. Negotiating Work and Family Life
  • Introduction
  • Family, Children and Paid Work: Conflicting Obligations and Aspirations?
  • Childcare
  • Negotiating Employability
  • Negotiating Occupational and Workplace Settings
  • Negotiating Employment Rights
  • Conclusion
  • Part Four:Policy Implications
  • 10. Conclusion: Rights and Responsibilities for Child, Family and Social Well-Being
  • Introduction
  • The Broader Policy Context
  • Future Policy Issues in the Five Policy Areas
  • Rebalancing Parental Rights and Responsibilities: Strengthening Rights to Timely and Appropriate Family Support
  • References
  • Index.