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Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy /
- Title
- Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman.
- Author
- Walker, Nancy E.
- Publication
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1999.
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- Description
- x, 278 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and indexes.
- Contents
- Foundations. Children are persons ... or are they? : an introduction to the issues -- From property to personhood : a historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children -- Getting it right : the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child -- Differing views : perspectives on children's rights and competencies -- A patchwork of policies. There's no place like home : the rights of children within the family -- When parents are not enough : the rights of children in the social service system -- Being patient with patients : the rights of children in the health care system -- Lessons learned : the rights of children in the educational system -- On guilt and Gault : the rights of children in the juvenile justice system -- Working it out : the rights of children in employment -- Concluding comments : children are persons!
- ISBN
- 0803951035 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- 0803951043 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 98019695
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library