Children's Rights in the United States

In Search of a National Policy

AvNancy E. Walker,Catherine M. Brooks

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children's rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-10-27
Mått:152 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780803951037

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Nancy Walker Perry, Catherine M. Brooks, both at Creighton University and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONSChildren Are Persons... Or Are They? An Introduction to the IssuesFrom Property to PersonhoodAn Historical and Contextual Perspective on the Rights of ChildrenGetting It RightThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the ChildDiffering ViewsPerspectives on Children′s Rights and CompetenciesPART TWO: A PATCHWORK OF POLICIESThere′s No Place Like HomeThe Rights of Children within the FamilyWhen Parents Are Not EnoughThe Rights of Children in the Social Service SystemBeing Patient with PatientsThe Rights of Children in the Health Care SystemLessons LearnedThe Rights of Children in the Educational SystemOn Guilt and Gault The Rights of Children in the Juvenile Justice SystemWorking It OutThe Rights of Children in EmploymentConcluding CommentsChildren Are Persons!