The Politics of Child Abuse (Research Highlights in Social Studies Series)

‘... the most comprehensive account to date of the discovery and identification of child abuse and its consolidation in Britain as a social problem ... informative and compelling ... an important study not only of child abuse but also of the sociology of a social problem.... The Times Higher Education Supplement Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Child Abuse and the Sociology of Social Problems....Pages 3-19 Children as Victims: Cruelty and Neglect in History....Pages 20-47 The Discovery of the ‘Battered Baby’....Pages 48-68 The Social Reaction to Maria Colwell....Pages 69-99 Policy Developments and Practice Issues....Pages 100-128 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Child Abuse as Disease....Pages 131-151 Poverty, Social Structure and Child Abuse....Pages 152-173 Reformulating Policy and Practice....Pages 174-199 Back Matter....Pages 200-245 This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses across a broad range of subjects including Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, Drama & Performance Studies, Economics, Education, Film & Media, History, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, Religious Studies, Social Work & Social Welfare, Study Skills and Theology. Visit bloomsbury.com for more information. Concerned with the situation in Great Britain