1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453205403321

Autore

Alderson Priscilla

Titolo

Young children's rights [[electronic resource] ] : exploring beliefs, principles and practice / / Priscilla Alderson ; foreword by Mary John

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78202-5

9786611782023

1-84642-774-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Children in charge ; ; 13

Disciplina

305.230941

Soggetti

Children's rights

Children and adults

Interpersonal communication

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Young Children's Rights;  Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Children's Provision Rights; 2 Children's Protection Rights; 3 Children's Participation Rights; 4 Young Children as People; 5 Beliefs and Feelings about Consulting Young Children; 6 Methods and Levels of Involving Young Children; 7 Consulting Young Children and Taking Risks; 8 Working Together: Sharing Decisions and Responsibility; 9 The Key Messages from the Evidence and Experience; References; Subject Index; Author Index; BACK COVER;

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for the first edition:. 'There is much to be commended in Alderson's book, … It is written with clarity and passion and adopts a child-centred perspective, and most of Alderson's points are well backed up with appropriate, illustrative, research and practice examples. …'. - Child Abuse Review Vol. 11: 124-132 (2002). 'This book will prove invaluable to any who are involved in research or professional practice with children. It is also carefully and quietly making 'child-citizens' thinkable. A final commendation is that it takes the 'tough' cases of young children and babie



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456948503321

Autore

Jena Anupam B

Titolo

Health and wealth disparities in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Anupam B. Jena, Tomas J. Philipson, Eric C. Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI Press

Lanham, Md., : Distributed by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, c2010

ISBN

1-283-02946-4

9786613029461

0-8447-4390-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (81 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PhilipsonTomas J

SunEric

Disciplina

614.4/273

Soggetti

Income - United States

Electronic books.

United States Statistics, Medical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Health and wealth disparities in the United States : a brief overview of the literature -- Historical evolution of health and wealth disparities -- Valuing improvements in health -- Health and the evolution of economic disparities.

Sommario/riassunto

Traditional measures of economic disparities among Americans of different race, gender, geographic location, and education level consider only material well-being, so that making two groups economically ""equal"" is as simple as matching their monetary incomes. This narrow focus on income may not, however, lead to a complete understanding of economic well-being in the United States. Individual welfare is determined not only by the income available for consumption, but by the health and longevity of the individual. A wealthy individual who is bedridden may be worse off than a healthy person wit