Thatcher's Children?: Politics, Childhood and Society in the 1980s and 1990sJane Pilcher, Stephen Wagg That childhood is a social construction is understood both by social scientists and in society generally. The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding childhood, including law making, social policy, government provisions and political activism.; This text examines current social and political issues involving childhood. It looks at the impact of the "New Right" who talk of family values, parent power in schools, irresponsible provision of contraception to young girls and the increase in child violence as a result of mass media. It also considers the response of the caring professions and the "Modern Left" who campaign, amongst other things, for the establishment of children's rights. |
Contents
Politics Childhood and | 8 |
Thatcherism and the Children | 29 |
The New Politics of Child Protection | 53 |
Back to the Future? Youth Crime Youth Justice and | 61 |
Children and Sex in the 1980s and 1990s | 77 |
The Developing Childrens Rights Movement | 94 |
The Politics of Child Poverty 19791995 | 115 |
Newspaper Reporting of | 134 |
Childishness and the Media in the Ruins of the Twentieth | 155 |
Contemporary Issues of Child | 172 |
Beyond the Stereotypes | 201 |
Notes on Contributors | 223 |
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