Parents in the Spotlight: Parenting Practices and Support from a Comparative Perspective

Betz, Tanja (Editor)/ Honig, Michael-sebastian (Editor)/ Ostner, Ilona (Editor)

ISBN 10: 3847405020 / ISBN 13: 9783847405023

Published by Barbara Budrich, 2018

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370 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parents in the Spotlight: Parenting Practices and Support from a Comparative Perspective
• Publisher: Barbara Budrich
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3847405020
• ISBN 13: 9783847405023
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

Children and parents have become a focus of debates on ‘new social risks’ in European welfare states. Policymaking elites have converged in defining such risks, and they have outlined new forms of parenting support to better safeguard children and activate their potential. Increasingly, parents are suspected of falling short of public expectations. Contributors to this special issue scrutinize this shift towards parenting as performance and analyse recent forms of parenting support.

About the Author

Michael-Sebastian Honig (PhD) is Professor of Social Work at the University of Luxembourg and head of the research group ğEarly Childhood: Education and CareĞ.