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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480277703321

Autore

Walker Nancy E

Titolo

Children's rights in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : in search of a national policy / / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999

ISBN

0-8039-5103-5

1-322-41619-2

1-4522-6493-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrooksCatherine M

WrightsmanLawrence S

Disciplina

323.3520973

Soggetti

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Children's rights - United States

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 (p. 243-259) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I - FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1 - Children are Persons . . . Or are They?: An Introduction to the Issues; Chapter 2 - From Property to Personhood: A Historical and Contextual Perspective on the Rights of Children; Chapter 3 - Getting it Right: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Chapter 4 - Differing Views: Perspectives on Children's Rights and Competencies; Part II - A PATCHWORK OF POLICIES; Chapter 5 - There's no Place Like Home: The Rights of Children within the Family

Chapter 6 - When Parents are not Enough: The Rights of Children in the Social Service SystemChapter 7 - Being Patient with Patients: The Rights of Children in the Health Care System; Chapter 8 - Lessons Learned: The Rights of Children in the Educational System; Chapter 9 - On Guilt and Gault: The Rights of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; Chapter 10 - Working it Out: The Rights of Children in Employment; Concluding Comments: Children are Persons!; References; Legal Cases Cited; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The Rights of Children in the United States provides discussion on: the



historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and the differing views on children's rights and competencies.