Contemporary Issues in Childhood

Zeta Brown is Lecturer in Childhood, Family and Community Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.Stephen Ward is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bath Spa University, UK.

• AcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsPrefaceSTEPHEN WARDForewordMICHEAL REED AND ROSIE WALKERSection oneBronfenbrenner and his bio-ecological model1 Bronfenbrenner’s ‘bio-ecological’ model and its application to understanding children’s developmentTUNDE ROZSAHEGYISection twoSocial, development and learning identities2 Child and young person’s development: Biological, environmental and interpersonal influencesKAY BENNETT, ZETA BROWN AND TRACEY EDWARDS3 The role of play in childhoodGRAHAM JONES AND HELEN LYNDON4 The complexities of childhood resilienceZETA BROWN AND JAYNE DALY5 Being mentally healthy: children and young people navigating their mental well-being. JOHN THAIN AND DEAN DAVID HOLYOAKESection threeContributing factors to a child’s upbringing6 Formation of partnerships: an ecological approachIOANNA PALAIOLOGOU AND TREVOR MALE7 Common vigilance: a perspective on the role of the community in safeguarding children. CLAIRE M. RICHARDS AND STUART GALLAGHER8 Child poverty and life chancesALEX OWEN9 How big is our society?SARAH MANDERSection fourSocietal aspirations and expectations on children, young people and families10 Power, inclusion and diversityLYNN RICHARDS11 Empowering communities: understanding policy contextsCATHERINE A. SIMON12 Growing up in the twenty-first centuryGARY BEAUCHAMP, SUE WILKINSON, KIERAN HODGKIN, AND ANDREW PICKFORD