Children's rights in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : in search of a national policy / / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman
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Walker Nancy E
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| 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
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 278 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 323.3520973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Children's rights - United States |
| Children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
BrooksCatherine M
WrightsmanLawrence S
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Children's rights in the United States |
| ISBN: | 0-8039-5103-5 |
| 1-322-41619-2 | |
| 1-4522-6493-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779212703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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