Overview
The history of childhood and welfare in Britain through the eyes of children. Children’s Experiences of Welfare in Modern Britain brings together the latest historical research on welfare provision by the state, charities and families from 1830 to 1980. Demonstrating how the young were integral to the making, interpretation, delivery and impact of welfare services, the chapters consider a wide range of investments in young people’s lives, including residential institutions, emigration schemes, hospitals and clinics, schools, social housing and familial care. Drawing upon thousands of personal testimonies, including a wealth of writing by children themselves, the book shows that we can only understand the history and impact of welfare if we listen to children’s experiences.
Full Product Details
Author: Siân Pooley ,
Jonathan Taylor
Publisher: University of London
Imprint: University of London Press
ISBN: 9781912702862
ISBN 10: 191270286
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 17 September 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'...this is an engaging and accessible collection that contributes numerous insights to the historiographies of childhood, welfare, and modern Britain, and it is sure to be of interest to researchers and students working in any of these areas. This enjoyable book concludes that “[c]hildren’s experiences of welfare are important, not merely because children are investments for the future, but because their lives matter now” (278) and it should prove valuable to anyone interested in children’s welfare, regardless of their disciplinary or academic affiliations.' -- Lorraine McEvoy * Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *
Author Information
Siân Pooley teaches modern British history at Magdalen College, Oxford. She is an associate professor in the History Faculty, Oxford University, and a director of Oxford University’s Centre for the History of Childhood. She is the co-author of Parenthood Between Generations: Transforming Reproductive Cultures (2016) and The Diary of Elizabeth Lee: Growing Up On Merseyside in the Late Nineteeenth Century (2010). After completing his History DPhil, Jonathan Taylor worked as a Research Assistant on the ‘Changing Lives’ research project, based at the Calleva Research Centre, Magdalen College, Oxford. This interdisciplinary project sought to understand the life-long impact of early life experiences prospectively in order to help identify what best supports people across the course of their lives. He is now working as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol’s School for Policy Studies.
