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Parenting, Family Policy and Children´s Well-Being in an Unequal Society: A New Culture War for Parents
D. Hartas
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Description for Parenting, Family Policy and Children´s Well-Being in an Unequal Society: A New Culture War for Parents
Hardback. This book examines parenting in an unequal society and questions whether it is a key mechanism through which poverty translates into underachievement and reduced life chances in children. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Western societies face many challenges. The growing inequality and the diminishing role of the welfare state and the rapid accumulation of the resources of a finite planet at the top 1% have made the world an inhospitable place to many families. Parents are left alone to deal with the big societal problems and reverse their impact on their children's educational achievement and life chances. The 'average' working family is sliding down the social ladder with a significant impact on children's learning and wellbeing. We now know that parental involvement with children's learning (although important in its own right) is not ... Read more
Western societies face many challenges. The growing inequality and the diminishing role of the welfare state and the rapid accumulation of the resources of a finite planet at the top 1% have made the world an inhospitable place to many families. Parents are left alone to deal with the big societal problems and reverse their impact on their children's educational achievement and life chances. The 'average' working family is sliding down the social ladder with a significant impact on children's learning and wellbeing. We now know that parental involvement with children's learning (although important in its own right) is not ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230354951
SKU
V9780230354951
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About D. Hartas
Dimitra Hartas is Associate Professor in Special Education Needs and Disability at the University of Warwick, UK. She has previously published The Right to Childhoods.
Reviews for Parenting, Family Policy and Children´s Well-Being in an Unequal Society: A New Culture War for Parents
"This is a powerful, persuasive and extremely important book. Dimitra Hartas forensically demolishes core presumptions underpinning contemporary parenting policy through a trenchant and compelling analysis of the evidence. This myth busting, ground-breaking, text should be compulsory reading for politicians, policy makers and family practitioners." - Professor Val Gillies, London South Bank University, UK