Children, family and the state: Decision-making and child-participation

This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. Theories of childhood; psychology of childhood; rights of childhood; children, parents and the state; children looked after by the state; doing research with children; patterns of participation; children's views; adult's views; making sense of the research; children's decisions and children's place. 242 pages.