Childhood, Youth and Violence in Global Contexts [electronic resource] : Research and Practice in Dialogue /
Wells, K.editor.
Burman, E.editor.
Montgomery, H.editor.
Watson, A.editor.
Bringing together academic and practitioner points of view, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences. The contributing authors seek to understand how violence is enacted against children in infancy, adolescence, in school, in care, at home and on the street.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1 Everyday Violence and Social Recognition; Part I: Street Children and Everyday Violence; 2 After the End of Days: Childhood, Catastrophe and the Violence of Everyday Life in Post-Earthquake Haiti; 3 The Pervasive Nature of Violence in the Day-to-Day Lives of Street Children; Part II: Institutional Care; 4 A Hard Hand for the Sake of God: The Distinction between Positive and Negative Violence in Faith-Based Childcare; 5 The Role of Residential Homes in the Care of Orphans Affected by HIV; Part III: Early Childhood
6 First Acts of Small Violence: Reflections on Breastfeeding and Enemas in West Africa7 Young Children and Conflict Resolution; Part IV: War and Everyday Violence; 8 Everyday Violence and War in the Kivus, DRC; 9 How Does Conflict and Violence Impact upon Children and Their Education? Experiences and Learning from the Humanitarian Field; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bringing together academic and practitioner points of view, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences. The contributing authors seek to understand how violence is enacted against children in infancy, adolescence, in school, in care, at home and on the street.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Social work.
Developmental psychology.
Social groups.
Family.
Economic development.
Well-being.
Children.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Social Work.
Developmental Psychology.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Development Studies.
Child Well-being.