Abused and looked after children as 'moral dirt': Child abuse and institutional care in historical perspective

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-139

  Ferguson, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845886376     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279406000407     Document Type: Article

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