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Children at risk : the precarious state of children's well-being in America  Cover Image Book Book

Children at risk : the precarious state of children's well-being in America / Janice Shaw Crouse.

Summary:

Argues that children need firm moral boundaries, discussing marriage, abortion, child abuse, foster care, the media, and other related topics.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781412810760 (acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 1412810760 (acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: 218 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New Brunswick [N.J.] : Transaction Publishers, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : children's well-being and the nation's agenda -- The decline of marriage and the rise of divorce -- Single mothers and poverty -- Cohabitation -- Abortion -- Childhood sexual exploitation -- Child abuse -- Foster care -- Media -- Child care -- Childhood obesity -- Health, safety, and behavior -- Education -- Conclusion : the moral dimension of children's well-being.
Subject: Child welfare > United States.
Families > United States.
Child abuse > United States.
Children > United States > Social conditions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HV 741 .C75 2010 30541388 General Collection Available -


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