Children at Risk?: Safety As a Social Value

Explores the causes, consequences, and policy implications of child accidents in Great Britain, drawing on survey data and interviews with parents and guardians in Corkerhill, Scotland. Reviews the literature in the field, and considers issues such as environmental hazards and risky behavior as causes of accidents, differences in risk associated with class and culture, and strategies for risk prevention. Of interest to students in social policy, public health, and medical sociology, health professionals, and policy makers. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.