Abstract
Looking at children at risk in history, one of the most striking changes over time is the relative and absolute growth of the number of at-risk children. Although this is not a linear development, the need for intervention and prevention in the 1970s being much weaker than before and after that period, the long-term direction of history indeed seems to indicate growth. This is a paradox when looking at the social, economic and scientific development of the Western world. Although the ambition of diminishing the group of at-risk children continues until today, never before in history were more children being diagnosed as at risk.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 910560556 |
Pages (from-to) | 17-36 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Paedagogica Historica |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- children at risk
- education
- century of the child
- child science
- risky families
- risky genotypes
- FAMILY VIOLENCE
- VICTIMIZATION
- MALTREATMENT
- PREVALENCE
- BEHAVIOR
- PARENTS
- ADULTS
- YOUTH
- ABUSE