Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective

Description

The well-being of children represents a challenge not yet fully confronted and The Handbook of Child Well-being supplies its readers with a thorough overview of the complexities and implications regarding the scientific and practical pursuit of children's well-being. The handbook addresses the concept of well-being through an in-depth analysis of the perspectives and vocabularies of various disciplines such as, philosophy, theology, psychology and sociology. It covers important issues in child well-being and the problems of the general politics of well-being as well as the implementation of interventional programs and measures. In addition the handbook deals with the methods of measuring well-being for a scientifically grounded understanding and also for policy-making. The interdisciplinary set up of the handbook makes it a unique work that offers readers from a vast scope of child-related disciplines and professions a profound overview of the complexities and implications of the scientific and practical pursuit of children’s well-being. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv Front Matter....Pages 1-27 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Front Matter....Pages 31-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-103 Front Matter....Pages 105-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-160 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 Front Matter....Pages 163-186 Front Matter....Pages 187-217 Front Matter....Pages 219-247 Front Matter....Pages 249-278 Front Matter....Pages 279-300 Front Matter....Pages 301-315 Front Matter....Pages 317-350 Front Matter....Pages 351-361 Front Matter....Pages 363-401 Front Matter....Pages 403-413 Front Matter....Pages 415-435 Front Matter....Pages 437-484 Front Matter....Pages 485-512 Front Matter....Pages 513-554 Back Matter....Pages 555-631 ....Pages 633-633