Seven Relationships between the concepts
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Nick Axford
Abstract
Chapters Two to Six have looked in turn at how each of the five concepts of well-being (need, rights, poverty, quality of life, social exclusion) are defined and measured. This chapter explores how far each one makes a unique contribution to the understanding of child well-being. It starts by aiming to get to the heart or essence of each concept. The research drawn on in this chapter lends support to the second general hypothesis explored by the study described in this book. There is overlap between groups of people affected by different conditions, and, without exception, it appears that individuals with condition X are disproportionately likely to exhibit condition Y. However, there are also disjunctions; different concepts do draw attention to different groups of people.
Abstract
Chapters Two to Six have looked in turn at how each of the five concepts of well-being (need, rights, poverty, quality of life, social exclusion) are defined and measured. This chapter explores how far each one makes a unique contribution to the understanding of child well-being. It starts by aiming to get to the heart or essence of each concept. The research drawn on in this chapter lends support to the second general hypothesis explored by the study described in this book. There is overlap between groups of people affected by different conditions, and, without exception, it appears that individuals with condition X are disproportionately likely to exhibit condition Y. However, there are also disjunctions; different concepts do draw attention to different groups of people.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables iv
- Acknowledgements vi
- Introduction 1
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Defining child well-being
- Need 15
- Rights 29
- Poverty 45
- Quality of life 59
- Social exclusion 73
- Relationships between the concepts 89
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Measuring child well-being
- Child well-being through different lenses 113
- Relationships between the conditions 131
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Implications for children’s services
- Matching conditions and service styles 141
- Developing congruent children’s services 159
- Conclusions 171
- Method 185
- Logistic regression 209
- The 60 variables 213
- Additional results 219
- References 227
- Index 259
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables iv
- Acknowledgements vi
- Introduction 1
-
Defining child well-being
- Need 15
- Rights 29
- Poverty 45
- Quality of life 59
- Social exclusion 73
- Relationships between the concepts 89
-
Measuring child well-being
- Child well-being through different lenses 113
- Relationships between the conditions 131
-
Implications for children’s services
- Matching conditions and service styles 141
- Developing congruent children’s services 159
- Conclusions 171
- Method 185
- Logistic regression 209
- The 60 variables 213
- Additional results 219
- References 227
- Index 259
