Gender and child welfare in society

Featherstone, Brid, Hooper, Carol Ann, Scourfield, Jonathan Bryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158 and Taylor, Julie, eds. 2010. Gender and child welfare in society. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

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Abstract

Gender and Child Welfare in Society offers an overview of sociological, psychological and developmental perspectives on family relationships, child welfare and the practice realities of professional interventions with families. It interrogates the current child welfare agenda from a gendered perspective, drawing on developments in thinking about gender relations. Chapters describe a range of service settings, including family support, child health, education, child protection, domestic violence, children who are 'looked after', and youth justice. The book also explores the new challenges facing women and men as parents in the context of family and societal change and diversity. It raises the issue of how gender intersects with ethnicity, religion, class, disability, age and sexuality in families, and what theoretical and practice developments are most promising in promoting both child well-being and gender equity. With contributions from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, Gender and Child Welfare in Society takes an international, multidisciplinary, and multi-professional approach to the subject, offering a broad range of views on topics highly relevant to both practitioners and policy makers. Although social work is the dominant discipline, the book also contains contributions from academics in nursing, education, social policy, and family therapy.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:	9780470681862
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2026 11:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/29375

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