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Context, agency and language in the promotion of child and family wellness
Author(s) -
Nelson Geoffrey,
Prilleltensky Isaac
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1298(200005/06)10:3<241::aid-casp570>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , sociology , agency (philosophy) , library science , media studies , citation , psychology , social science , history , archaeology , computer science
It is a privilege to have had four commentaries on our work and the opportunity to re~ect on and respond to the points raised by the reviewers[ Professional and com! munity discourse about how child and family wellness can be promoted is vital\ because the policies and programmes that ~ow from such discourse can either be used to uphold the status quo or to create meaningful social change in the lives of disadvantaged families[ In this reply\ we touch upon three important themes that emerged from our reading of the commentaries] "a# context\ "b# agency\ and "c# language[