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Access and Child Contact Centres in England and Wales: An Ethnographic Perspective
Author(s) -
Simpson Bob
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1994.tb00413.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , ethnography , sociology , ideology , service (business) , public relations , gender studies , political science , law , business , anthropology , computer science , marketing , politics , artificial intelligence
SUMMARY. Access centres are a recent development in service provision for families facing difficulties over child contact following divorce or separation. The author has worked for over two years as a volunteer at an access centre and provides a personal view of key issues in the organisation and operation of access centres. Discussion of detailed case material throws light on the paradoxes which arise when a pro‐access ideology is exercised in an informal setting.