Annabel Goodyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6464343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annabel Goodyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annabel |
| FAMILY NAME | Goodyer |
| SIGNATURE | GOODYER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | London South Bank University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Contradictions of Contemporary Social Work
Children's accounts of moving to a foster home
Little is known about how children themselves understand their moves to and between foster homes. The data presented in this paper come from a study that sought children's views on becoming and being a foster child. A key finding of that study was how children's accounts of being fostered illustrated a high level of anxiety and concern about their moving to live with a foster family. This paper firstly explores the key issues about looked‐after c…
Understanding looked‐after childhoods
The absence of a sociological discourse about children in the past meant that child and family social work has largely relied on psychological interpretations of children and their behaviour. However, since the 1990s, the sociology of childhood has been developed in the UK. The aim of this paper is to explore the relevance of the sociology of childhood in understanding looked‐after childhoods and in informing contemporary social work practice wit…
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
Children's accounts of moving to a foster home
Little is known about how children themselves understand their moves to and between foster homes. The data presented in this paper come from a study that sought children's views on becoming and being a foster child. A key finding of that study was how children's accounts of being fostered illustrated a high level of anxiety and concern about their moving to live with a foster family. This paper firstly explores the key issues about looked‐after c…
The Contradictions of Contemporary Social Work
Understanding looked‐after childhoods
The absence of a sociological discourse about children in the past meant that child and family social work has largely relied on psychological interpretations of children and their behaviour. However, since the 1990s, the sociology of childhood has been developed in the UK. The aim of this paper is to explore the relevance of the sociology of childhood in understanding looked‐after childhoods and in informing contemporary social work practice wit…
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
Children's accounts of moving to a foster home
Little is known about how children themselves understand their moves to and between foster homes. The data presented in this paper come from a study that sought children's views on becoming and being a foster child. A key finding of that study was how children's accounts of being fostered illustrated a high level of anxiety and concern about their moving to live with a foster family. This paper firstly explores the key issues about looked‐after c…
The Contradictions of Contemporary Social Work
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)