Children in Poverty

Child Development and Public Policy

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

The number of children living in poverty in the United States increased dramatically during the 1980s and remains high. Why are so many children growing up in poor families? What are the effects of poverty on children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development? What role can public policy and policy research play in preventing or alleviating the damaging effects of poverty on children? Children in Poverty examines these questions, focusing on the child rather than on parents' income or self-sufficiency.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-08-26
Mått:152 x 227 x 24 mm
Vikt:488 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521477567

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'This is a timely and important book … It is an intelligent book that provides perhaps the most comprehensive single source available today on the subject.' American Journal of Sociology

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. Children in poverty: developmental and policy issues; 2. The economic environment of childhood; 3. The role of mother-only families in reproducing poverty; 4. The association between adolescent parenting and childhood poverty; 5. The strain of living poor: parenting, social support, and child mental health; 6. The health of poor children: problems and programs; 7. With a little help: children in poverty and child care; 8. Poverty, early childhood education, and academic competence: the Abecedarian experiment; 9. Educational acceleration for at-risk students; 10. Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions for children in poverty; 11. Effective progras for children growing up in concentrated poverty; 12. Antecedents, consequences, and possible solutions for poverty among children; Author index; Subject index.