The well-being of children in the UK [electronic resource].
Bradshaw, Jonathan.
Bradshaw, Jonathan,editor.
This is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the UK. This fourth edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, including the impact of the economic crisis and austerity measures since 2008. An essential resource.
Specialized.
Description based upon print version of record.
THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN THE UK; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Efforts to monitor child well-being; What does child well-being mean?; Comparative indices of child well-being; Spending on children; Structure of the 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; Stepparents; Only children; Conclusion
3. Child poverty and deprivationIntroduction; Policy context; Child poverty; Country, regional and area variations in child poverty; Characteristics of children in poverty; Child poverty dynamics; Intergenerational transmission of poverty; The views of children; Child poverty and the financial crisis; International comparisons of child poverty; Comparisons of material well-being and other domains of well-being at an international level; Conclusion; 4. Physical health; Introduction; Infant and child mortality; Birth weight; Infant feeding; Immunisations; Self-assessed health
Disaffection in educationLatest findings on educational inequality and social mobility; Conclusion; 7. Housing and the environment for children; Introduction; Poor housing; Homelessness; Poor environments; 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 care and leaving care; Introduction; Numbers, trends and characteristics of children in care; Experiences of care; The well-being of children in care; Routes out of care
Conclusion10. Child maltreatment; Introduction; Definitions; Data sources; Administrative data; Self-report data1; Conclusion; 11. Childcare and early years; Introduction; Background; Child outcomes; Early intervention; Conclusion; 12. Children, crime and correction; Introduction; Definitions and indicators; Overall levels of crime; Types of crime committed by children; First time entrants to the youth justice system; Outcomes and punishments; Key issues in relation to the use of custody; Trends in reoffending; Conclusion; 13. Conclusion; What is the comparative evidence?
What are the national trends?
This is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the UK. This fourth edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, including the impact of the economic crisis and austerity measures since 2008. An essential resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 8, 2016).
Pediatrics
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