Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland

This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.

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1. Verfasser: Maguire, Moira (Moira J.)
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Manchester, U.K. ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Poverty, family dysfunction, and state provision for neglected children
  • Cherished equally? "Outdoor" provision for illegitimate children
  • Cherished equally? Institutional provision for illegitimate children
  • Legislating care and protection : the Carrigan Committee, the age of consent, and adoption
  • The abused child?
  • Sanctity of child life? Official responses to infanticide
  • Desperate act or wilful choice? Infanticide and unwanted children.