Childhood poverty and social exclusion : : From a child's perspective /

Childhood poverty and social exclusion : : From a child's perspective / / Tess Ridge.

Childhood poverty has moved from the periphery to the centre of the policy agenda following New Labour's pledge to end it within twenty years. However, whether the needs and concerns of poor children themselves are being addressed is open to question. The findings raise critical issues for both...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
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Ridge, Tess,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2002]
©2002
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
Series:Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of tables and figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • The challenge of child poverty: developing a child-centred approach
  • What do we know about childhood poverty?
  • Children’s access to economic and material resources
  • ‘Fitting in’ and ‘joining in’: social relations and social integration
  • Family life and self-reflection
  • Experiences and perceptions of school: analysis of the BHPYS data
  • Childhood poverty and social exclusion: incorporating children’s perspectives
  • References
  • Appendix: BHPYS Wave 7
  • Index

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