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Much concern has been expressed about the scandal of physical and
sexual abuse by care workers of children living in residential
homes but this is the first detailed study of the major problem of
violence between children. Based on extensive interviews with young
people as well as staff, children's own perspectives and
experiences of violence are highlighted. There is important new
information about different levels of violence between homes, the
significance of gender and group hierarchies, and strategies to
tackle violence. MARKET 1: Postgraduates and Researchers in
Sociology, Social Theory, Social Work, Childhood Studies and the
Sociology of Children MARKET 2: Practitioners and social workers in
local government, involved in the management of care homes, and
residential child care
Children Behaving Badly? is the first publication to directly
address the complexity of peer violence from a range of disciplines
and perspectives. * Provides important insights into theoretical
understanding of the issue and produces significant and far
reaching implications for policy and practice developments * Based
on up-to-date research evidence and includes some unpublished
findings from recognized experts in multidisciplinary fields *
Challenges many populist and damaging representations of youth
violence and the associated narratives of modern youth as
essentially 'evil'
Much concern has been expressed about the scandal of physical and
sexual abuse by care workers of children living in residential
homes but this is the first detailed study of the major problem of
violence between children . Based on extensive interviews with
young people as well as staff, children's own perspectives and
experiences of violence are highlighted. There is important new
information about different levels of violence between homes, the
significance of gender and group hierarchies, and strategies to
tackle violence.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Children Behaving Badly? is the first publication to directly
address the complexity of peer violence from a range of disciplines
and perspectives. * Provides important insights into theoretical
understanding of the issue and produces significant and far
reaching implications for policy and practice developments * Based
on up-to-date research evidence and includes some unpublished
findings from recognized experts in multidisciplinary fields *
Challenges many populist and damaging representations of youth
violence and the associated narratives of modern youth as
essentially 'evil'
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