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Children,Family and the State

Decision Making and Child Participation

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Nigel Thomas

    1. University of Wales, Swansea, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 1-4

  3. Theories of Childhood

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 5-20

  4. Psychology of Childhood

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 21-35

  5. Rights of Childhood

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 36-49

  6. Children, Parents and the State

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 50-69

  7. Children Looked After by the State

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 70-95

  8. Doing Research with Children

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 96-114

  9. Patterns of Participation

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 115-131

  10. Children’s Views

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 132-152

  11. Adults’ Views

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 153-166

  12. Making Sense of the Research

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 167-189

  13. Children’s Decisions and Children’s Place

    • Nigel Thomas
    Pages 190-201

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 202-242
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About this book

This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. It also reports on original and groundbreaking research into children's views of decision-making processes. The book has important theoretical implications and important lessons for social welfare policy and practice. It will be of interest to those involved in childhood studies or in qualitative research methods, as well as in social welfare provision.

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  • University of Wales, Swansea, UK

    Nigel Thomas

About the author

NIGEL THOMAS is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea. He was a social work practitioner and manager for more than twenty years in Derbyshire and Oxfordshire. His recent publications include Area Child Protection Committees (with Robert Sanders) and On the Move Again: What Works in Creating Stability for Looked After Children (with Sonia Jackson).

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