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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783973803321

Autore

Smith Margaret G. <1942-, >

Titolo

The children of neglect : when no one cares / / Margaret G. Smith, Rowena Fong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Brunner-Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-94011-8

1-135-94012-6

0-203-60435-0

1-280-05239-2

0-203-49362-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FongRowena

Disciplina

362.76/0973

Soggetti

Child abuse - United States

Child welfare - United States

Children with social disabilities - 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. 275-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; The Children of Neglect: An Overview of the Issues; What Is Child Neglect? Definitional Issues; What Causes Child Neglect? Theoretical Issues; What Causes Child Neglect?  An Analysis of Causal Models; What Impacts Children of Neglect? Public Policy; What Impacts Children of Neglect? Practice Strategies; What Impacts Children of Neglect? Practice Outcomes; Child Neglect and Culture; Child Neglect and Substance Abuse; Child Neglect and Poverty; The Children of Neglect: What Do We Know,  What Do We Do?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book contains a comprehensive review of the current state of child neglect. Included are statistics regarding incidence and lethality, definitional issues, etiological theory, history of and current policy, and current interventions. As child neglect is often linked with structural issues, the book also examines the relationship of child neglect to poverty, substance abuse and culture.