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Informationen zum Autor Sharna Olfman is Series Editor for the Praeger series Childhood in America . A Clinical Psychologist and Full Professor of Developmental Psychology at Point Park University, she is also Founding Director of the annual Childhood and Society Symposium held at the university. Olfman is the author or editor of six previous Praeger books, including All Work and No Play (2003), Childhood Lost (2005), No Child Left Different , (2006), and Bipolar Children (2007). Klappentext Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. From children developing surprising physical maturity and sexual awareness at younger and younger ages, to those estranged when television and computer screens replace family time, and those warped by national junk food/fast food habits bringing an explosion of obesity and diabetes among boys and girls, this book takes a harsh look at the results of American social norms. The damage being done by governmental policies is examined, including inadequate parental leave, a minimum wage that is not a living wage, unregulated day care, and a public education system that delivers inferior education to poor children. A call to action, this is a work from some of the best-known child experts nationwide. Every person who has or cares about a child will find this of interest. Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. From children developing surprising physical maturity and sexual awareness at younger and younger ages, to those estranged when television and computer screens replace family time, and those warped by national junk food/fast food habits bringing an explosion of obesity and diabetes among boys and girls, this book takes a harsh look at the results of American social norms. It highlights the damage being done by governmental policies, including inadequate parental leave, a minimum wage that is not a living wage, unregulated day care, and a public education system that delivers inferior education to poor children. A call to action, this is a work from some of the best known child experts nationwide. Every person who has or cares about a child-or the future of U.S. socity- will find this of interest. Most experts writing about childhood address issues from their own particular perspective. This work draws together a team of top scholars from across fields. They connect the dots in engaging and clear essays. Altogether, they demonstrate that the problems facing children today come from an underlying crisis of adult values, and they suggest that individuals must join forces to turn back this crisis. Zusammenfassung Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductiona by Sharna Olfman Children's Irreducible Needs The Natural History of Childhood by Meredith Small Why Parenting Matters by Laura Berk How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids The War Against Parents by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel West The Impact of Media Violence on Developing Minds and Hearts by Gloria DeGaetano Childhood: The Fastest Growing Market Segment by Susan Linn Big Food, Big Money, Big Children by Katherine Battle Horgen So Sexy So Soon: The Sexualization of Childhood by Diane Levin Techno-Environmental Assaults on Childhood in America by Varda Burstyn and Gary Sampson "No Child Left": What Are Schools for in a Democratic Society by Peter Sacks Where Do the Children Play by Sharna Olfman About the Contributors Index ...
