Screen LibraryConstructing risky identities in policy and practice
This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137276087 |
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This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being increasingly applied, not only to everyday life but also to professional practice. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137276070. |
| Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9781137276070 9781137276087 : 1137276088 : |
| CLC: | F830.9 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction: Identities, Individuals and Theories of Risk-- Jeremy Kearney and Catherine Donovan PART I: CONSTRUCTING RISKY IDENTITIES 2. Risk, Identities and Recognition: A History of Dangerous Categories and Categories of Danger-- Peter Rushton 3. Risky Populations and Risky Identities: The Regulation of Trust and Relationships Between Adults and Children-- Jeremy Kearney 4. The Right to be Labelled: From Risk to Rights for Pupils with Dyslexia in 'Special Needs' Education-- Stephen J. Macdonald 5. Lesbian Mothering and Risky Choices: 'Dangerous' New Forms of Love and Kinship-- Sheila |