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Dark secrets of childhood : media power, child abuse and public scandals /

Over the last few decades, public opinion has been traumatised by revelations of child abuse on a mass scale. It has become the major human rights story of the 21st century in Western society. This book explores the relationship between the media, child abuse and shifting adult-child power relations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Powell, Fred W. (Autor), Scanlon, Margaret, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Over the last few decades, public opinion has been traumatised by revelations of child abuse on a mass scale. It has become the major human rights story of the 21st century in Western society. This book explores the relationship between the media, child abuse and shifting adult-child power relations which, in Western countries, has spawned an ever expanding range of laws, policies and procedures introduced to address the `explosion' of interest in the issue of child abuse.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781447317869
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