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Unhappy Families

Childcare in a Hopeless World
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Adam Ferner's short, engaging book explores the ethical dimensions of childcare in a world riven by conflict, inequality and the climate emergency. He argues that widespread attitudes towards biological parenthood contribute to these worsening crises and he examines the liberatory potential of foster-care and adoption. Written in a clear and jargon-free style, the book is also informed by Ferner's extensive experience as a youth worker, child-minder and child support worker. He foregrounds the concerns of young people largely marginalised by society, and argues against the prevailing orthodoxy that hope is a necessary element of childcare. The book challenges us to look afresh at our everyday notions of parenthood, childcare and reproduction and to question the dominant ethos of the family.

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Adam Ferner is a freelance writer and child support worker living in North London. He has a PhD in philosophy from Birkbeck University of London and is author of Think Differently (2016, a W H Smiths' bestseller), How to Disagree (2018, with Darren Chetty) and The Philosopher’s Library (2021, with Chris Meyns).
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September 26th, 2024
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192
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  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
ISBN-13
9781788217422
Product ID
38757893

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