Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman
- Author
- Walker, Nancy E.
- Published
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1999]
- Copyright Date
- ©1999
- Physical Description
- x, 278 pages ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators
- Brooks, Catherine M. and Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
- Contents
- Foundations. Children are persons ... or are they? : an introduction to the issues -- From property to personhood : a historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children -- Getting it right : the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child -- Differing views : perspectives on children's rights and competencies -- A patchwork of policies. There's no place like home : the rights of children within the family -- When parents are not enough : the rights of children in the social service system -- Being patient with patients : the rights of children in the health care system -- Lessons learned : the rights of children in the educational system -- On guilt and Gault : the rights of children in the juvenile justice system -- Working it out : the rights of children in employment -- Concluding comments : children are persons!
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0803951035 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0803951043 (pbk. : acid-free paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and indexes.
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