Children of the 21st Century
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-86134-689-6 (ISBN)
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In addition the book has important insights about service planning for the 21st century in health and social services, epidemiological analyses, and forecasting and actuarial forecasts for pensions and life expectancy. "Children of the 21st century" is the product of an exciting collaboration from experts across a wide range of health and social science fields. The result is a unique and authoritative analysis of family life and early childhood in the UK that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It is essential reading for academics, students and researchers in the health and social sciences. It will also be a useful resource for policy makers and practitioners who are interested in childhood, child development, child poverty, child health, childcare and family policy. Documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century, and their families. This book provides an analysis of family life and early childhood in the UK that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It will be useful reading for academics, students and researchers in the health and social sciences.
Shirley Dex is Professor of Longitudinal Social Research at the Institute of Education, University of London. Heather Joshi is Director of the ESRC Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London and also Director of the Millennium Cohort Study.
Introduction, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi, Kate Smith and Kelly Ward; Children's origins, Lisa Calderwood, Kate Kiernan, Ian Plewis, Hiranthi Jayaweera, Kate Smith, Gareth Hughes, Jonathan Bradshaw, Emese Mayhew, Mel Bartley; Socioeconomic origins of parents and child poverty, Jonathan Bradshaw, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi, Emese Mayhew and Kelly Ward; Children's health, Helen Bedford, Neville Butler, Tim Cole, Carol Dezateaux, Lucy Foster, Catherine Peckham and Rosemary Tate; Children's development in the family environment, Ingrid Schoon, Amanda Sacker, Barbara Maughan and Stephen Collishaw; Parenthood and parenting, Lisa Calderwood, Charlie Owen, Julia Brannen, Peter Moss, Ann Mooney and Kelly Ward; Parents' employment and childcare, Shirley Dex, Kelly Ward, Heather Joshi and Denise Hawkes; Conclusion, Shirley Dex and Heather Joshi.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.10.2005 |
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Reihe/Serie | The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series |
Verlagsort | Bristol |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-86134-689-1 / 1861346891 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-86134-689-6 / 9781861346896 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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