Challenging the Politics of Early Intervention: Who's 'saving' Children and Why
Val Gillies, Rosalind Edwards, and Nicola Horsley
Abstract
So often, the ills of society are blamed on negligent parenting, leading to the development of social service policies built around the concept of early intervention. Interrogating this concept, this book explores the history of our understanding of children, family, and parenting, and its implications for society. With a particular focus on the intersection of brain science and social policy, the authors challenge our long-held consensus on early intervention. Accessibly written and highly topical, this book is a comprehensive and critical assay of our contemporary belief that so-called bad p ... More
Keywords: children, family, parenting, society, early intervention, new capitalism, future citizens, bad parents
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9781447324096 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2018 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447324096.001.0001 |
