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OverviewThis timely book critically examines the capabilities and limitations of the new areas of biology that are used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, exploring their implications for policy and practice. It will enable social scientists, policy makers, practitioners and interested general readers to understand how the new biologies of epigenetics and neuroscience have increasingly influenced the fields of family policy, mental health, child development and criminal justice Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Wastell (University of Nottingham) , Susan White (University of Sheffield)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781447322337ISBN 10: 1447322339 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 15 March 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsNeuro-bio-social policy; PART I: GETTING TO GRIPS WITH THE THOUGHT STYLES; Biology and the drive for social improvement; Understanding how brain science is created and interpreted; Blaming the Brain; PART II: FIXING REAL PEOPLE; The Cat is Out of the Bag - From early intervention to child protection; Perfecting People: The Inexorable Rise of Prevention Science; Epigenetics - from rat mum to my mum?; Human Epigenetics Prematurely Born(e)?; Are We Broken? Fixing People (or Society) in the 21st Century.ReviewsToo often early childhood policy is founded on dogmatic interpretations of over-simplified science. Skepticism is the antidote, which this remarkable piece of scholarship provides, bringing ethical concerns to the fore. John Bruer, President Emeritus, James S. McDonnell Foundation Forensically detailed, compelling and at points unsettling, this book is a very welcome antidote to simplistic policy appropriations of biology. It deserves to be widely read. Val Gillies, Professor of Social Policy and Criminology, University of Westminster Too often early childhood policy is founded on dogmatic interpretations of over-simplified science. Skepticism is the antidote, which this remarkable piece of scholarship provides, bringing ethical concerns to the fore. John Bruer, President Emeritus, James S. McDonnell Foundation Author InformationDavid Wastell began his career as a cognitive neuroscientist at Durham University before moving to the Medical School at Manchester, where his interests in technology led him to specialize in Information Systems. He is now Emeritus Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield. She is a registered social worker with an academic background in sociology and has spent the last two decades researching how professionals use knowledge in their everyday reasoning. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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