American children in chronic poverty : complex risks, benefit-cost analyses, and untangling the knot / Cynthia E. Lamy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780739176696 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0739176692 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780739176702 (electronic)
- ISBN: 0739176706 (electronic)
- Physical Description: x, 197 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Lanham : Lexington, c2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Risk. How risk works -- Risk and families -- Schools and risk -- Interventions: what works?. While they are still young: the power of early childhood programs -- When they are older: keeping them in school and out of trouble -- Supports for families: housing, medicine, food -- Policies and recommendations for ending poverty as we know it. Policies and recommendations -- Ending chronic poverty. |
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Subject: | Poor children > United States. Poverty > United States. Poor children > Services for > United States. Children > United States > Social conditions. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 741 .L36 2013 | 30775305466527 | General Collection | Available | - |
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American Children in Chronic Poverty : Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot
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Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
Over the last half century, a strong understanding of the pernicious influence of childhood poverty has been developed. Lamy (Rutgers Univ.) explains how to intervene to mitigate the effects of impoverishment. "To keep poverty from ruining a child's potential is to free a child from poverty. To accomplish that on a broad scale is to end poverty as we know it." Certainly, the need is very real: 20 percent of children in the US live in poverty, and these children face much greater physical and psychological risks than other children do. The evidence on what works is also clear. For children born into poverty, good parenting is essential. "Starting in infancy, a warm, caring and consistent parental relationship allows a child to build a foundation for the interpersonal skills he needs to succeed in the world." Subsequent investments in high-quality early education and strong K-12 education lead to favorable outcomes. Implementing strong, evidence-based interventions that reduce the effects of childhood poverty is smart public policy. The evidence is clear that communities realize strong returns when they make smart investments in their youngest children. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. D. R. Imig University of Memphis