This book introduces the inter-disciplinary study of childhood and youth and the multi-agency practice of professionals who serve the needs of children, young people and their families. Exploring key theories and central ideas, research methodology, policy and practice, it takes a holistic, contextual approach that values difference and diversity. It examines concepts such as identity, representation, creativity and discourse and issues such as ethnicity, gender and the childhood in crisis thesis. Furthermore, it challenges opinion by exploring complex and controversial modern-day issues, and by engaging with a range of perspectives to highlight debates within the field.
Author(s): Paula Zwozdiak-myers
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 180
Cover......Page 1
Childhood and
Youth Studies......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Contributors......Page 11
Part 1: Social and cultural perspectives of childhood and youth......Page 14
1 Social constructions of childhood......Page 16
2 Living and learning in different communities:
cross-cultural comparisons......Page 26
3 Childhood in crisis?......Page 38
4 Children and risk......Page 48
Part 2: Childhood and youth development......Page 58
5 The origins of human behaviour......Page 60
6 Social and emotional development......Page 72
7 Cognitive development......Page 87
8 Adolescence......Page 98
Part 3: Difference, diversity and multidisciplinary perspectives......Page 110
9 Children with Special Educational Needs......Page 112
10 Entitlement and potential – overcoming barriers to 110
achievement......Page 123
11 Policy into practice – working with children in need of 120
protection......Page 133
Part 4: Researching childhood and youth......Page 146
12 Approaches to research......Page 148
13 The research process......Page 159
14 The reflective practitioner......Page 173
Appendix 1
Five priority outcomes:
improvement for
children’s services......Page 182
Appendix 2
Dealing with disclosures......Page 184
Appendix 3
The challenge of
partnership in child
protection......Page 185
Index......Page 186
