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It's not fair : why it's time for a grown-up conversation about how adults treat children  Cover Image Book Book

It's not fair : why it's time for a grown-up conversation about how adults treat children / Eloise Rickman.

Rickman, Eloise, (author.).

Summary:

"Why do some adults think it's fine to hit children? Why does the school system fail so many pupils? And when their future is on the line, why can't children vote? How we treat children isn't fair. Despite the lip service paid to their rights, children are still discriminated against in every aspect of their lives-rising levels of child poverty, underfunded and outdated education and childcare systems, controlling parenting practices, and political systems that exclude their voices on issues which will affect them most-not least the climate crisis. Children are not passive victims of oppression, but their resistance and struggle for equality has been largely ignored by the wider social justice movement-until now. In this groundbreaking manifesto, Eloise Rickman argues that it's time to stop viewing children as less than adults and start fighting for their rights to be taken seriously. Radical, compassionate, and profoundly hopeful, this powerful new book signals the start of a long-overdue conversation about how we treat children. Featuring practical solutions and the voices of children and adults who are working towards them, It's Not Fair is a call to embrace children's liberation and the possibility of a better, fairer world."--Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781911617174 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 374 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How we see children -- Adultism -- Understanding children's rights -- Body politics -- Parenting as a radical act -- Loving pedagogy -- Deliberate harm -- What we learn from school -- A future built for children -- Votes for children -- Widening circles of care.
Subject: Child abuse > Prevention.
Child abuse.
Child welfare.
Children and adults.
Children > Social conditions.
Children's rights.
Domestic relations.
Social change.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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