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Childhood lost : how American culture is failing our kids / edited by Sharna Olfman.
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- ISBN: 0275981398 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780275981396 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xiv, 226 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Children's irreducible needs. The natural history of childhood / Meredith F. Small -- Why parenting matters / Laura E. Berk -- How American culture is failing our kids -- The war against parents / Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel West -- The impact of media violence on developing minds and hearts / Gloria DeGaetano -- The commercialization of childhood / Susan Linn -- Big food, big money, big children / Katherine Battle Horgen -- So sexy so soon : the sexualization of childhood / Diane E. Levin -- Techno-environmental assaults on childhood in America / Varda Burstyn and Gary Sampson -- "No child left" : what are schools for in a democratic society? / Peter Sacks -- Where do the children play? / Sharna Olfman. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | HQ 792 .U5 C4199 2005 | 30538862 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Childhood Lost : How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids
SHARNA OLFMAN is Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at Point Park University, where she is the founding director of the annual Childhood and Society Symposium Series. She is Series Editor for the Praeger series, Childhood in America . Her earlier works include All Work and No Play: How Educational Reforms are Harming our Preschoolers (Praeger, 2003).
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