Crimes of writing : problems in the containment of representation / Susan Stewart

• Record Nr.: UNINA990004253410403321
• Autore: Stewart, Susan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Durham and London : Duke University press, 1994
• ISBN: 0-8223-1545-9
• Descrizione fisica: XI, 353 p. : 12 ill. ; 21 cm
• Disciplina: 809
• Locazione: FLFBC
• Collocazione: 809 STE 1
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779212703321
• Autore: Walker Nancy E
• 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 (x, 278 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BrooksCatherine M; WrightsmanLawrence S
• Disciplina: 323.3520973
• Soggetti: Children's rights - United States; Children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States
• 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.