In the Name of the Child - Health and welfare, 1880-1940 (Hardcover)

Recent revelations of child abuse in Britain have highlighted the need to understand the historical background to current attitudes towards child health and welfare. "In the Name of the Child" explores a variety of professional, social, political, and cultural constructions of the child in the crucial decades surrounding the First World War when modern notions of "the child" were elaborated and widely institutionalized.
In specially commissioned essays, the contributors describe how medical and welfare initiatives in the name of the child were shaped and how changes in medical and welfare provision were closely allied to political and ideological interests. Chapters explore the medical invasion of schools, the use of children for medical experiments in American orphanages, how medical intervention set new priorities in health care, and the construction of child abuse prior to 1914.
"In the Name of the Child" clearly shows how moral, political, class, and gender interests were imposed on children. The contributors bridge the gap between traditional histories of medicine and welfare and the social, intellectual, and cultural history of childhood, and lay the foundation for understanding contemporary conflicts and concerns about the health and welfare of children.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Release date:	March 1992
First published:	1992
Editors:	Roger Cooter
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-05743-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-415-05743-4
Barcode:	9780415057431

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