{"product_id":"9780470681862","title":"Gender and Child Welfare in Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGender and Child Welfare in Society\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrid Featherstone | Carol-Ann Hooper | Jonathan Scourfield | Julie Taylor\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGENDER and CHILD WELFARE in Society \u003cp\u003e‘This excellent and internationally relevant book provides a range of pertinent material that explores the complexities surrounding gender and child welfare in contemporary society. It addresses a clear gap in current literature and will prove invaluable to those from a range of backgrounds who are involved in a variety of capacities in this highly charged arena.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Barbara Fawcett, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The arguments and original research in this book offer more than a feast for thought. The contributors challenge the sidelining of gender in contemporary policy and practice in working with children. This is a valuable collection for practitioners in health and social care, providing practice-focused analyses to demonstrate the crucial role gender sensitivity has for improving interventions, and ultimately outcomes, for children and their families.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Lorraine Radford, Head of Research, NSPCC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender and Child Welfare in Society\u003c\/i\u003e offers an overview of sociological, psychological and developmental perspectives on family relationships, child welfare and the practice realities of professional interventions with families. It interrogates the current child welfare agenda from a gendered perspective, drawing on developments in thinking about gender relations. Chapters describe a range of service settings, including family support, child health, education, child protection, domestic violence, children who are ‘looked after’, and youth justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores the new challenges facing women and men as parents in the context of family and societal change and diversity. It raises the issue of how gender intersects with ethnicity, religion, class, disability, age and sexuality in families, and what theoretical and practice developments are most promising in promoting both child well-being and gender equity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, \u003ci\u003eGender and Child Welfare in Society\u003c\/i\u003e takes an international, multidisciplinary, and multi-professional approach to the subject, offering a broad range of views on topics highly relevant to both practitioners and policy makers. Although social work is the dominant discipline, the book also contains contributions from academics in nursing, education, social policy, and family therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBrid Featherstone\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Bradford.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol-Ann Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Scourfield\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Social Work at Cardiff School of Social Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Family Health and Research Dean in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 February 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470681862\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377821970572,"sku":"9780470681862","price":125.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470681862_4462eabf-a8b3-4ae2-8a98-f1cd41eae46f.jpg?v=1780282207","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470681862","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}