Children At Risk - The Precarious State of Children''s Well-Being in America

Informationen zum Autor Janice Crouse Zusammenfassung The desire for our children to be free from want and danger and to be able to enjoy their youth in innocence would seem to be universal Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Children's Well-Being and the Nation's Agenda Part I: The Centrality of Marriage 1. The Decline of Marriage and the Rise of Divorce 2. Single Mothers and Poverty 3. Cohabitation Part II: Dangers Facing Children 4. Abortion 5. Childhood Sexual Exploitation 6. Child Abuse Part III: Outside Influences on Children 7. Foster Care 8. Media 9. Child Care 10. Childhood Obesity 11. Health, Safety, and Behavior 12. Education Conclusion: The Moral Dimension of Children's Well-Being Index

Product details

• Authors: Janice Crouse, Janice Shaw Crouse
• Assisted by: Janice Crouse (Editor), Crouse Janice (Editor)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2009
• EAN: 9781412810760
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-1076-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Age groups: children