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- Title
BOOK NOTES.
- Authors
Jean, Carole
- Abstract
The article presents a list of books on family-related topics. They are available through libraries, through the Family Information Centre via the Inter Library Loan system, or for purchase from good book shops. One such book is "Creating Unequal Futures: Rethinking Poverty, Inequality and Disadvantage," edited by Ruth Fincher and Peter Saunders. According to the editors of the collection, the authors are taking a fresh look at the issues, emphasising the underlying processes which produce and reproduce poverty and disadvantage. This collection would make excellent introductory reading for tertiary students or professionals working in the human services or welfare fields. Discussion is also given to adoptive parents and immigrant and minority parents. The role of professionals in enhancing positive, and exacerbating negative, child effect on parents is also discussed. The interaction of genes and environment and how they both effect children's development and personality is also considered. The author argues that the effect of children on parents is an under-researched area, and that the lack of social acceptance of this effect is detrimental to parents' ability to carry out their role and to socialise their children.
- Subjects
BOOKS; FAMILIES; SAUNDERS, Peter; FINCHER, Ruth; SOCIAL services; POVERTY; CREATING Unequal Futures (Book)
- Publication
Family Matters, 2001, Issue 59, p82
- ISSN
1030-2646
- Publication type
Article