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Hartas, Dimitra (2014) Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society : a new culture war for parents. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life . Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230354951
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137319555
Abstract
Western societies face many challenges. The growing inequality and the diminishing role of the welfare state and the rapid accumulation of the resources of a finite planet at the top 1% have made the world an inhospitable place to many families. Parents are increasingly left alone to deal with big societal problems and alleviate their impact on their children’s life chances at the expense of questioning, through democratic deliberation, the living conditions and the gradual narrowing of their world. The 'average' working family is sliding down the social ladder with a significant impact on children's learning and well being. We know now that parental involvement with children's learning (although important in its own right) is not the primary mechanism through which poverty translates to underachievement and reduced social mobility. Far more relevant to children's learning and wellbeing are their parents' income and educational qualifications.
Item Type: | Book | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||
Series Name: | Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life | ||||
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan | ||||
Place of Publication: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK | ||||
ISBN: | 9780230354951 | ||||
Official Date: | 2014 | ||||
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Number of Pages: | 241 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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