Children''s Rights in the United States In Search of a National Policy

Informationen zum Autor Nancy Walker Perry! Catherine M. Brooks! both at Creighton University and Lawrence S. Wrightsman! University of Kansas! Lawrence Klappentext The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children's rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment. Zusammenfassung Discusses the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children! the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child! and the rights of children within the family! the social service system! the health care system! the educational system! the juvenile justice system and in employment. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS Children Are Persons... Or Are They? An Introduction to the Issues From Property to Personhood An 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 PART TWO: 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!

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• Authors: Nancy E. Walker, Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Catherine M. Brooks, Nancy E. Brooks Walker, Nancy E Walker, Lawrence S Wrightsman, Catherine M Brooks, Walker Nancy E., Brooks Catherine M., Wrightsman Lawrence S.
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 27.10.1998
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9780803951044
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5104-4
• Pages: 288
• Subjects: USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, United States of America, USA, Child welfare, Age groups: children, Human rights, civil rights, Age groups: adolescents, Child welfare and youth services, Children, Adolescents & Interpersonal Violence