Child Abuse: Towards a Knowledge Base - Couverture souple

Corby, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0335157467 ISBN 13 : 9780335157464

Editeur : Open University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Setting the subject in its historical, social and political context, this text provides a concise but comprehensive guide to current knowledge about child abuse. In recognizing the volume of recent literature on child abuse, the author seeks to cut through the rhetoric and examine the knowledge base that can help us understand the ways in which we respond to the phenomenon of child abuse. The book aims to enable practitioners and students who are working or intending to work in the child protection field to weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of debates and contributions to the issue of child abuse. The author presents both theoretical and practical information, from a range of sources and disciplines, including history, sociology, social policy, psychology and philosophy.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The definitive guide to child abuse--updated and revised

The global problem of child abuse continues to confound those in the field of child protection. Along with information that has made the first two editions of Child Abuse:Towards a Knowledge Base bestsellers, this volume includes the most up-to-date research available from the United States, Britain, and the European Union to aid professionals in the struggle to protect children from abuse. Stressing the need to view the problem in historical, social, and political contexts, it provides key practice guidelines and initiatives to keep you on the cutting edge in the field.

You'll find a full account of developments in the field since the early 1990s, including:

• Emerging concerns about the extent and nature of institutional abuse
• Trends toward more preventive approaches to child protection
• New research on the consequences of child abuse
• Recent findings concerning the Internet
• Important changes in legislation worldwide

". . . a well written, comprehensive and informative book."-Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0335157467
• ISBN 13: 9780335157464
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible