White, S. orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-5968, Edwards, R., Gillies, V. et al. (1 more author) (2019) All the ACEs: A Chaotic Concept for Family Policy and Decision-Making? Social Policy and Society, 18 (3). pp. 457-466. ISSN 1474-7464
Abstract
This article will consider Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a chaotic concept that prioritises risk and obscures the material and social conditions of the lives of its objects. It will show how the various definitions of ACEs offer no cohesive body of definitive evidence and measurement, and lead to a great deal of over-claiming. It discusses how ACEs have found their time and place, locating a variety of social ills within the child’s home, family and parenting behaviours. It argues that because ACEs are confined to intra-familial circumstances, and largely to narrow parent-child relations, issues outside of parental control are not addressed. It concludes that ACEs form a poor body of evidence for family policy and decision-making about child protection and that different and less stigmatising solutions are hiding in plain sight.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cambridge University Press 2019. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Policy and Society. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2019 10:39 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2021 13:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s147474641900006x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:145502 |
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