Theoretical And Empirical Insights Into Child And Family Poverty

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez,Anat Zeira,Tiziano Vecchiato,Cinzia Canali
Publisher : Springer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319175065

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Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty by Elizabeth Fernandez,Anat Zeira,Tiziano Vecchiato,Cinzia Canali Pdf

This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on specific domains of children’s and families’ experience using snapshots from specific countries/geographic regions. The third section focuses on programs, policies and interventions and addresses poverty and its impacts. It showcases specific interventions, programs and policies aimed at responding to children and families and communities and how they are or might be evaluated. Cross national case studies and evaluations illustrate the diversity of approaches and outcomes.

Author : Nicolás Brando,Gottfried Schweiger
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030224523

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Philosophy and Child Poverty by Nicolás Brando,Gottfried Schweiger Pdf

This book offers a broad and diverse reflection of the ways in which child poverty could be conceptualised, and the ways in which it is intertwined with childhood as a specific social condition. Furthermore, the responsibilities towards children and the possible mechanisms required for dealing with this condition will be analysed and clarified. This is the first volume on philosophy and child poverty. Despite the increasing number of publications on poverty, the particular phenomenon of poverty during childhood has not received much philosophical attention. This is surprising, given the severity and depth of child poverty around the globe. This volume brings together various philosophical approaches and how they understand and tackle child poverty. This is an important addition to the philosophical literature, which is also of wider interest to scholars working in the social sciences and with an interest in child poverty.

Author : Marie Connolly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137441300

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Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Child Protection by Marie Connolly Pdf

For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratization of child protection. This book lends a strident voice to the argument for a shift beyond the current risk paradigm, towards genuine cultural change.

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez,Paul Delfabbro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000281415

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Child Protection and the Care Continuum by Elizabeth Fernandez,Paul Delfabbro Pdf

This important new book critically examines the complex policy and practice issues surrounding child protection, including the impact of theoretical orientations, contemporary debates, policy initiatives and research findings, and maintains an emphasis on the ethics and values underpinning child welfare interventions. The book introduces policies that are central to understanding the position and needs of children and young people, and how policy and practice have been influenced by developments including the children’s rights agenda. It also explores the most significant issues in child welfare. These include: the experience of maltreatment by children, the systems of child protection to safeguard them, the methods and challenges of risk assessment, and the wide range of policy and therapeutic interventions to respond to children’s needs. The book also examines family support to promote children’s wellbeing before considering provision for children and young people who are looked after in out-of-home care. There is also a final section that focuses on best practice in communicating and working with children and young people, drawing on participatory, rights-oriented and resilience-based approaches, and supporting foster and adoptive carers and biological parents. Contributing in a substantive and clear manner to a growing international conversation about the present function and future directions for child welfare in contemporary societies, this textbook will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate social work students and those from allied disciplines, and professionals who are engaged in child welfare services.

Author : Bengt Sandin,Jonathan Josefsson,Karl Hanson,Sarada Balagopalan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031044809

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The Politics of Children’s Rights and Representation by Bengt Sandin,Jonathan Josefsson,Karl Hanson,Sarada Balagopalan Pdf

This open access edited volume investigates children and youth's deep entanglement in today's major global, national, and local transformations and processes: wherein they are not mere spectators and objects of transformations but instead actively shape them through various social, economic, and political representations. International contributions illuminate the problems that arise when children's rights and participation become a site of contestation and power over who represents whom, what, when, and where. The authors do not provide simple solutions, instead offering an understanding of the fundamental nature of these problems as founded in the application of rights and the nature of representation in modern society. Together, the authors emphasize that child representation must take into account the local and spatial context of how representations of children are discussed, as well as possible discrepancies between local, regional, national, and global processes.

Author : Tanja Betz,Michael-Sebastian Honig,Ilona Ostner
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9783847409243

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Parents in the Spotlight by Tanja Betz,Michael-Sebastian Honig,Ilona Ostner Pdf

Children and parents have become a focus of debates on ‘new social risks’ in European welfare states. Policymaking elites have converged in defining such risks, and they have outlined new forms of parenting support to better safeguard children and activate their potential. Increasingly, parents are suspected of falling short of public expectations. Contributors to this special issue scrutinize this shift towards parenting as performance and analyse recent forms of parenting support.

Author : Sharlene Nipperess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000256680

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Critical Multicultural Practice in Social Work by Sharlene Nipperess Pdf

Critical multicultural practice, rather than being a specialism, is integral to Australian social work. Drawing on critical race theory, critical multiculturalism, intersectionality and critical reflection as practice theory, this major new edited collection challenges many of the dominant assumptions of cross-cultural social work and provides instead a new model of transformative engagement. Key concepts are considered, including identity, culture, diversity and superdiversity, how power and privilege shape everyday interactions and what is meant by citizenship in the contemporary context. Part One explores the changing nature of multicultural practice in Australia, including our society's changing demographic profile, the impact of asylum and refugee migrations, race and racism and cultural identity. Indigenous perspectives and the relationship with multicultural practice are examined, together with the ethical and legal basis for multicultural practice. This part concludes with an outline of the editors' framework for critical multicultural practice. Part Two draws on contributions from a range of practitioners and offers new perspectives on diverse fields, including child protection, mental health, disability, ageing, homelessness and rural and regional practice. Featuring case studies and insights drawn from across the spectrum of practice, this book is a vital resource for all social workers practising in Australia today. '[A] rich and nuanced analysis of what is happening at the interfaces of our work and the lives of Australian citizens, [it] articulates ways forward that are genuine, bold and empathetic.' From the foreword by Professor Kerry Arabena, The University of Melbourne

Author : Jonathan Bradshaw
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447325635

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The Well-Being of Children in the UK by Jonathan Bradshaw Pdf

Now in its fourth edition, this is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the United Kingdom. This edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, examining the outcomes for children of the impact of the economic crisis and austerity measures since 2008. It draws together a vast amount of robust empirical evidence and includes intra-UK and international comparisons. Edited by a highly regarded expert in the field, each chapter covers a different domain of child well-being, including health, wellbeing, housing and education. This is an invaluable resource for academics, students, practitioners and policy makers concerned with child welfare and wellbeing.

Author : Lía Rodriguez de la Vega,Walter N. Toscano
Publisher : Springer
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9783319755298

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Handbook of Leisure, Physical Activity, Sports, Recreation and Quality of Life by Lía Rodriguez de la Vega,Walter N. Toscano Pdf

This handbook provides an overview and synthesis of relevant literature related to leisure and recreation, and physical activity and its relationship to quality of life. Divided into two parts, the text presents the analysis of leisure and recreation studies and physical activities and sports, with diverse populations. The first part deals with leisure and recreation in relation to quality of life, with different perspectives on different age groups, ethnic groups, the approach of an Integrated Model of Leisure Well-being focusing on how leisure activities contribute to leisure well-being etc. The second part deals with physical activities and sports in relation to quality of life, discussing the consideration that "exercise is good for you", associating physical exercise with other conditions of life in society, its impact on people with disabilities, etc. It is of interest to researchers and students, legislators, educators, providers of leisure services.

Author : Patricia McNamara,Carme Montserrat,Sarah Wise
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030263720

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Education in Out-of-Home Care by Patricia McNamara,Carme Montserrat,Sarah Wise Pdf

This book draws together for the first time some of the most important international policy practice and research relating to education in out-of-home care. It addresses the knowledge gap around how good learning experiences can enrich and add enjoyment to the lives of children and young people as they grow and develop. Through its ecological-development lens it focuses sharply on the experience of learning from early childhood to tertiary education. It offers empirical insights and best practices examples of learning and caregiving contexts with children and young people in formal learning settings, at home and in the community. This book is highly relevant for education and training programs in pedagogy, psychology, social work, youth work, residential care, foster care and kinship care along with early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education courses.

Author : Gary Craig
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786431424

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Handbook on Global Social Justice by Gary Craig Pdf

In the fifty years since Rawls seminal work A Theory of Justice, the concept has been debated with those on the political right and left advocating very different understandings. This unique global collection, written by a group of international experts, offers wide-ranging analyses of the meaning of social justice that challenge the ability of the market to provide social justice for all. The Handbook also looks at how the theory of social justice informs practice within a range of occupations or welfare divisions.

Author : Neil Gilbert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1089 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780197518151

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The Oxford Handbook of Family Policy by Neil Gilbert Pdf

The Handbook examines contemporary trends and issues in the formation of families over the different stages of the life cycle and how they interact with family-oriented social policies of modern welfare states, mainly in the OECD countries of Western Europe, East Asia and the U.S. Focusing largely on family needs in the early stages of the life course, the conventional package of policies tends to emphasize programs and benefits clustered around measures to support marriage, childbearing, care, the reconciliation of employment and childcare during the preschool years. Drawing on a multidisciplinary group of experts from many countries, this book extends the conventional perspective on family policy by also looking at later phases of the family life course. In taking a life course perspective, this Handbook extends the purview to encompass the three main stages of family life. These are (1) cohabitation, marriage and starting a family; (2) the early years of parenting, care and employment, and (3) the period of transitions and later life: family breakdown and intergenerational supports across the life course.

Author : Varda R. Mann-Feder,Martin Goyette
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190630492

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Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood by Varda R. Mann-Feder,Martin Goyette Pdf

The transition to adulthood is a longer and more complex process than it was just a few decades ago, and a growing number of youth and young adults experience significant challenges in the establishment of an autonomous and independent lifestyle when compared to previous generations. Successful high school graduation followed by employment is no longer the inevitable trajectory for young people, especially in the current socio-economic context where jobs are less accessible and more demanding in terms of specialized skills and higher academic qualifications. Unable to rely on family for emotional and financial support, vulnerable youth, who grow up in substitute care, are especially effected by the lengthening of this transition to adulthood. The dismal outcomes for youth growing up in care are by now well-documented, and more recently, a range of models have been proposed to help advance our understanding of these outcomes and how to forestall them. However, the literature on leaving care has long suffered from the absence of theory that could guide meaningful intervention. In response to this gap, Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood offers a comprehensive overview of the newest contributions to this area in relation to theory, in addition to the Theory of Emerging Adulthood, while also featuring cutting-edge research and best practices that support adjustment across a range of domains for this population. International in scope, this book focuses on bringing together major advances that span the literature on transitioning to adulthood within the care system, offering a unique and important contribution to the field.

Author : Edmund Amann,Carlos Azzoni,Werner Baer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780190600006

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The Oxford Handbook of the Brazilian Economy by Edmund Amann,Carlos Azzoni,Werner Baer Pdf

Brazil is a globally vital but troubled economy. This volume offers comprehensive insight into Brazil's economic development, focusing on its most salient characteristics and analyzing its structural features across various dimensions. This innovative Oxford Handbook provides an understanding of the economy's evolution over time and highlights the implications of the past trajectory and decisions for current challenges and opportunities. The opening section covers the country's economic history, beginning with the colonial economy, through import-substitution, to the era of neoliberalism. Second, it analyses Brazil's broader place in the global economy, and considers the ways in which this role has changed, and is likely to change, over coming years. Particular attention is given to the productive sectors of Brazil's economy, for example manufacturing, agriculture, services, energy, and infrastructure. In addition to discussions of regional differences within Brazil, socio-economic dimensions are examined. These include income distribution, human capital, environmental issues, and health. Also included is a discussion of Brazil in the world economy, such as the increase in "South-South" cooperation and trade as well as foreign direct investment. Last but not least is a discussion of the role of the Brazilian state in the economy, whether through state enterprises, competition policy, or corruption.

Author : Camila Arza,Rossana Castiglioni,Juliana Martínez Franzoni,Sara Niedzwiecki,Jennifer Pribble,Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009344128

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The Political Economy of Segmented Expansion by Camila Arza,Rossana Castiglioni,Juliana Martínez Franzoni,Sara Niedzwiecki,Jennifer Pribble,Diego Sánchez-Ancochea Pdf