Safeguarding childhood
Subtitle: early intervention and surveillance in a late modern society
By: Nigel Parton.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Child welfare -- Great Britain.; Child welfare -- Great Britain -- History.; Child abuse -- Great Britain -- Prevention.; Children -- Services for -- Great Britain.; Children -- Government policy -- Great Britain.
Description: "This text by one of Britain's leading commentators provides an incisive and compelling analysis of how thinking about child abuse has changed in recent years. Nigel Parton examines the new policies systems and practices which are being put in place to remedy what is widely recognised as an intolerable situation. In the process, he argues, a fundamental shift is underway in the relationships between children, parents, professionals and the state. He suggests that we are witnessing the emergence of the preventive state, geared to pre-empt child welfare problems before they occur through ever closer regulation and surveillance." "Original and wide-ranging, Safeguarding Childhood is essential reading for students and researches in the fields of social work, social policy, early childhood studies and sociology. It will also be of considerable interest to childcare professionals and practitioners."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.