The Well-Being of Children: Philosophical and Social Scientific Approaches

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2015

The Well-Being of Children

Philosophical and Social Scientific Approaches

Edited by: Gottfried Schweiger and Gunter Graf

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110450521

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About this book

This volume explores the questions related to the theory, practice, and policy of the well-being and well-becoming of children. It does so in a truly interdisciplinary way with a focus on the social sciences and philosophy, giving therefore justice to the growing insight that studying and promoting the well-being of children has a strong ethical component. It is dependent on the questions of good life, its conditions and cannot be separated from the concept of social justice and moral entitlements of children and their families. In this book, philosophers and social scientists, in close dialogue, shed light on some of the most challenging matters involved.

decision-making as process; integration of historical and social science findings; cognitive anf affective input

Author / Editor information

Gotrfried Schweiger, Senior Researcher, Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research, University of Salzburg.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	X
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction: Conceptualizing Children’s Well-Being Gunter Graf and Gottfried Schweiger Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Section I: Theories and Concepts of Children's Well- Being
1 Conceptions of Childhood, Agency and the Well- Being of Children Gunter Graf Publicly Available Download PDF	20
2 Does Welfare Trump Freedom? A Normative Evaluation of Contextualism about how to Promote Welfare Tatjana Višak Publicly Available Download PDF	34
3 Keeping them in Mind Tim Moore Publicly Available Download PDF	49
4 The Developmental Capability Model of Child Well-Being Bill Gardner Publicly Available Download PDF	68
5 Justice and Children’s Well-Being and Well-Becoming Gottfried Schweiger Publicly Available Download PDF	84
Section II: Children's Well-Being and Well-Becoming
6 Conceptualising Child versus Adult Well-Being: Schooling and Employment Amy Clair Publicly Available Download PDF	98
7 Male Circumcision and Children’s Interests Alexander Bagattini Publicly Available Download PDF	113
8 Children’s Mental Well-Being and Education Mar Cabezas Publicly Available Download PDF	129
9 Will Children of Social Care Services Users be Future Users? Results of a Pilot Research in Rome Matteo D’Emilione, Giovannina Giuliano and Paloma Vivaldi Vera Publicly Available Download PDF	142
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	161
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	162
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	163

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Scholars and graduate students in history , looking for a way to improve research methods
Pages
- Main content: 176
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 3
- Tables: 1
Keywords: motivation; history; social science; culture; emotions

eBook

Published: January 29, 2016
ISBN: 9783110450521

Hardcover

Published: January 29, 2016
ISBN: 9783110450514