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Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society : = a new culture war for parents /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society :/ Dimitra Hartas, University of Warwick, UK.
Reminder of title:	a new culture war for parents /
Author:	Hartas, Dimitra,
Description:	1 online resource :illustrations. :
Subject:	Child development. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137319555
ISBN:	1137319550 (electronic bk.)

Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society : = a new culture war for parents /
Hartas, Dimitra,1966-

Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society :a new culture war for parents /Dimitra Hartas, University of Warwick, UK. - 1 online resource :illustrations. - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life..

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I. The early home environment in an unequal society: do parents matter? -- Part II. Neoliberal family policy: early intervention and parent remodeling.

This book examines parenting in an unequal society and questions whether it is a key mechanism through which poverty translates into underachievement and reduced life chances in children.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 left alone to deal with the big societal problems and reverse their impact on their children's educational achievement and life chances. The 'average' working family is sliding down the social ladder with a significant impact on children's learning and wellbeing. We now know 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 emotional wellbeing is their parents' income and educational qualifications. The mantra of 'what parents do matters' is hypocritical considering the strong influence that poverty has on parents and children. We can no longer argue that we live in a classless society, especially as it becomes clear that most governmental reforms are class based and affect poor families disproportionately. In this book, Dimitra Hartas explores parenting and its influence on children's learning and wellbeing while examining the impact of social class amidst policy initiatives to eradicate child poverty in 21st Century Britain.

ISBN: 1137319550 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Child development.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HQ767.9 / .H387 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 305.231

Parenting, family policy and children's wellbeing in an unequal society : = a new culture war for parents /
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520 1 $a "This is a powerful, persuasive and extremely important book. Dimitra Hartas forensically demolishes core presumptions underpinning contemporary parenting policy through a trenchant and compelling analysis of the evidence. This myth busting, ground-breaking, text should be compulsory reading for politicians, policy makers and family practitioners." - Professor Val Gillies, London South Bank University, UK.
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