Children at risk in history: A story of expansion

J.J.H. Dekker*

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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 languageEnglish
Article number910560556
Pages (from-to)17-36
Number of pages20
JournalPaedagogica Historica
Volume45
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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