SAM FRANKEL Founder and Director of the educational charity Act 4, UK

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR MORAL DISCOURSE: AGENCY, IDENTITY AND BELONGING Agency, Identity and Belonging PART II: REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILDHOOD AND MORALITY: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT OF CONTROL SECTION The 'Ominous' Child - Childhood and Morality as Social Constructs The Ambiguous Child - Contemporary Constructions of Children and the Law PART III: MORAL AGENCY IN ACTION: THE SELF, OTHERS AND EXPERIENCES Stereotypes – Positioning the Self Negotiating Power Relations – The Self and Others A Learning Experience – Making Sense of Social Experiences PART IV: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS Concluding Thoughts – Time to be 'Bothered' Bibliography Index