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paperback. The UK child poverty rate for large families is among the highest in the OECD. This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of poor children in large families in the UK and how we compare with other countries. FREE pdf version available online at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861348760
- ISBN
- 9781861348760
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.57
€ 25.99
€ 25.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Cox, Pat; Kershaw, S.; Trotter, J. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHB; JHBK; JKSN; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349655250
- ISBN
- 9781349655250
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€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1; JNLA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134042275
- ISBN
- 9780134042275
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Condition: New
€ 169.95
€ 169.95
paperback. "In recent years children have become an increasingly important consumer market, and there is growing concern about the commercialisation of childhood. This book sheds light on these debates, offering new empirical data and challenging critical perspectives on childrens engagement with consumer culture from a wide range of international settings"-- Editor(s): Buckingham, David; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JHBL; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349309788
- ISBN
- 9781349309788
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€ 63.50
€ 63.50
Paperback. Aims to confront expectations of childhood with expectations of old age. This anthology focuses on preconceptions of age and on the ways in which man, at different times and in different cultures, has dealt with age. It also attempt to answer questions about age in the future, where biological lifespans will be challenged by gene technology. Editor(s): Povlsen, Jorgen; De Coninck-Smith, Ning; Mellemgaard, Signe. Num Pages: 213 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384904
- ISBN
- 9788778384904
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.53
€ 31.99
€ 23.53
Paperback. Addresses moralising within discourses of childhood and youth and asks how we might do things differently. Editor(s): Clapton, Gary. Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 98.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447321941
- ISBN
- 9781447321941
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Condition: New
€ 16.09
€ 16.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Brooker, E.; Alanen, Leena (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland); Mayall, Berry. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JHBA; JHBK; JN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349481040
- ISBN
- 9781349481040
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Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Higgins, Nancy; Freeman, Claire. Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSP1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578496
- ISBN
- 9781877578496
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.66
€ 30.99
€ 22.66
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305811
- ISBN
- 9781447305811
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.10
€ 37.99
€ 36.10
Hardcover. Children and Families in Communities: Theory, Research and Policy contains the latest research on the relationship between children, families and communities and explores policy and practice implications. Material for practitioners and community development workers is also included. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470093573
- ISBN
- 9780470093573
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Condition: New
€ 173.29
€ 173.29
Paperback. Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JMC; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572307469
- ISBN
- 9781572307469
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.83
€ 44.99
€ 44.83
Paperback. How children weigh fairness and stereotypic expectations when making exclusion decisions is determined by their understanding of group norms, social identity, and friendships with children from other backgrounds. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118571859
- ISBN
- 9781118571859
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.97
€ 31.99
€ 31.97
Paperback. Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case forplacing children's issues at the core of human development." Editor(s): Biggeri, Mario; Ballet, Jerome; Comim, Flavio. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JHB; JHBK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 300 x 24. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329984
- ISBN
- 9781349329984
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Condition: New
€ 127.65
€ 127.65
Children and Youth Speak for Themselves (Sociological Studies of Child...
Heather Beth Johnson (Ed.)
Paperback. The volume is a collection of articles from scholars who pay particular attention to children and/or adolescents' voices, interpretations, perspectives, and experiences within specific social and cultural contexts. Contributions include research stemming from a broad spectrum of methodological and theoretical orientations. Editor(s): Johnson, Heather Beth. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413248
- ISBN
- 9781784413248
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Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Paperback. A fascinating look at how children's play has changed over the past two centuries Num Pages: 269 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716656
- ISBN
- 9780814716656
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. This work focuses on children in families, and on what can be learnt from research examining their experiences. It documents demographic changes across several countries, and what research reveals about outcomes for children who experience parental separation and stepfamily formation. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215769
- ISBN
- 9780631215769
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Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680552
- ISBN
- 9780745680552
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Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardcover. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680545
- ISBN
- 9780745680545
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This reader provides a critical account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Editor(s): Foley, Pam; Roche, Jeremy; Tucker, Stan. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE3; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945896
- ISBN
- 9780333945896
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.42
€ 52.99
€ 44.42
Children of Divorce: Adjustment, Parental Conflict, Custody, Remarriag...
Twaite, James A.; Etc.; Silitsky, Daniel; Luc...
hardcover. A critical review of the literature on the differential psychosocial adjustment of children after a divorce. The book examines studies in ten predictor domains including gender, age, and custody, and addresses the effectiveness of parenting behaviour, offering correctives for future investigation. Num Pages: 394 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701138
- ISBN
- 9780765701138
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Condition: New
€ 162.41
€ 162.41