| Description |
x, 244 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Child sexual abuse as a problem of governance -- Conceptual frameworks. Dilemmas of liberalism : child, family, and state through the public/private distinction ; From liberal to critical theory : child, family, and state through the system/lifeworld distinction ; Reproblematising the governance of child sexual abuse : Foucault's practice of social criticism -- Examining the governance of child sexual abuse. Governmentality and liberal political reason ; Reconstructing the liberal governance of child sexual abuse : the public inquiry into Cleveland (1987) ; Rearticulating the liberal governance of child sexual abuse : the press and Orkney (1991) |
| Summary |
This book studies a number of public inquiries into child abuse in Great Britain during the 1990's. It examines the fallout for both child welfare agencies and the families involved. A book which will allow policy makers to learn form the experience of other bureaucracies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234) and index |
| Subject |
Child abuse.
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Child abuse -- Social aspects.
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Child abuse -- Law and legislation.
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Child welfare.
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| LC no. |
2003008615 |
| ISBN |
0415158931 |
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9780415158930 |
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041515894X |
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9780415158947 |
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