| Description |
xiv, 281 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Contexts and consequences: impacts on children, families and communities / J. Bowes and A. Hayes -- 2. Diability: characteristics, contexts and consequences / A. Hayes and M. Cuskelly -- 3. Ethnicity: spotlight on person-context interactions / J.J. Goodnow -- 4. Sex and gender: impact on children, families and peer groups / A. Burns and N. Grieve -- 5. Families as a context for children / J. Bowes and J. Watson -- 6. From home to the world beyond: the interconnections among family, care and educational contexts / A. Hayes, et al -- 7. Isolation in rural, remote and urban communities / M. Fegan and J. Bowes -- 8. Child protection and substitute care: the responsibility of families, community and state / J. Cashmore -- 9. Strong state intervention: the stolen generations / A. Burns, et al -- 10. Children and Australian social policy / D. Brennan -- 11. Children, families and communities: looking forward / A. Hayes and J. Bowes |
| Summary |
"The book is about how children, families, and communities in Australia influence one another. It focus particularly on how children's development is affected by different contexts. In addition to research evidence, the book provides some theoretical groundwork for understanding these mutual influences. The first section examines characteristics of children, focusing on the effects of disability, ethnicity, and gender. The second section explores how the development of children is influenced by families, schools, and neighbourhoods. The final section presents three examples of inventions by the wider community into the lives of children: child protection, the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, and social policies relating to children's services."--BOOK COVER |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-272) and index |
| Subject |
Children and adults -- Australia -- Psychological aspects.
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Children and the environment -- Australia.
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Families -- Australia -- Psychological aspects.
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Parent and child -- Australia.
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Socialization -- Australia.
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| Author |
Bowes, Jennifer M.
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Hayes, Alan B. (Alan Bruce), 1949-
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| ISBN |
0195506898 (paperback) |
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