Jones, Phil.

Rethinking children's rights : attitudes in contemporary society / Phil Jones and Susan Welch. - London : Continuum, c2010. - x, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - New childhoods . - New childhoods. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 - Debates, Dilemmas and Challenges: The Background to Children\'s Rights; 1. Introduction to Rethinking Children\'s Rights; 2. Children\'s Rights: Definitions and Developments; Part 2 - Debates, Dilemmas and Challenges: An Interdisciplinary; Review of Recent Research and Scholarship; 3. Children\'s Rights: Current Tensions, Debates and Research; Part 3 - Implications for Children\'s Lives; 4. Rights and the \'Child\'s Voice\'; 5. Rights and Decision Making; 6. A Rights Perspective on Family Life; 7. Working with Children.

'Rethinking Children's Rights' explores attitudes towards and experiences of children's rights. The authors draw on a wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries to debate, challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs, attitudes and ways of working and living with children.

9781847063243 (pbk.) : �19.99 9781441195401 (hbk.) : �65.00 9781847063243 (Paper)


Children\'s rights.
Children's rights.
Politics and Government.
Child welfare
Philosophy & theory of education

HQ789 / .J66 2010

323.352 JON