A better world for children? : explorations in morality and authority / Michael King.
"By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for child murderers, the impossible task faced by social workers and the limitations of children's rights campaigns, Michael King examines the revolutionary i...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | "By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for child murderers, the impossible task faced by social workers and the limitations of children's rights campaigns, Michael King examines the revolutionary ideas of the social theorist, Niklas Luhmann and demonstrates how his theory of authopoietic systems compels readers to re-examine exactly what they mean by society. Questioning the relationship between personal morality and political will, it challenges the assumption that changing society is merely a matter of changing attitudes and highlights the pitfalls associated with formulating social reform. A Better World for Children? will be valuable reading for all professionals whose work brings them into daily contact with children."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203441729 1134748892 9780203441725 9781134748891 |