Product Description: This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This innovative collection looks at the diverse experiences of young people in a multicultural society and of those who work with them. It covers a wide range of topics including: young people′s lives and experiences; services provided for young people; and experiences of those who work with young people.

Product Description: This accessible textbook offers a wide-ranging and critical overview of the analyses and debates concerning young people in the United Kingdom today. It brings together a series of readings to encourage critical reflection and thinking about the changing and diverse lives and priorities of young people...read more

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