Child Welfare and Development - Bamba, Sachiko (Tokyo Gakugei University) a Haight, Wendy L. (Professor, University of Minnesota)

An in-depth understanding of the everyday experiences and perspectives of maltreated children and their substitute caregivers and teachers in Japan. There is substantial cultural variation in how child maltreatment is understood, its origins, impact on children and families, as well as societal responses deemed appropriate.