Descriptor
| Book Reviews | 1 |
| Child Welfare | 1 |
| Community Responsibility | 1 |
| Community Role | 1 |
| Family Relationship | 1 |
| Family Role | 1 |
| Government Role | 1 |
| Individualism | 1 |
| Liberalism | 1 |
| Social Values | 1 |
Source
| Childhood: A Global Journal… | 1 |
Author
| Qvortrup, Jens | 1 |
Publication Type
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedQvortrup, Jens – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Asserts that O'Neill's book is excellent critique of liberalism and its neglect of children, but that suggestions for implementing covenant theory (rather than contract theory) as the basis for societal thinking and policy-making, although appealing, are problematic; paradoxically, in order to re-establish close relations between people, calls…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Child Welfare, Community Responsibility, Community Role
