{"product_id":"unhappy-families-adam-ferner-9781788217422","title":"Unhappy Families: Childcare in a Hopeless World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Ferner's engaging and personal book explores the ethical dimensions of childcare in a world riven by conflict and inequality. He argues that widespread attitudes towards biological parenthood contribute to these worsening crises and examines the liberatory potential of foster-care and adoption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in a clear and jargon-free style, the book is informed by both Ferner's training as a philosopher and his extensive experience as a child support worker. His analysis foregrounds the concerns of young people largely marginalized by society, and he 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 having children, and to question the dominant ethos of the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Ferner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178821742X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788217422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agenda Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam Ferner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070586638591,"sku":"9781788217422","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26b44407-9b09-47b0-b554-4775a730467c.jpg?v=1724243712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unhappy-families-adam-ferner-9781788217422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}