Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman.
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| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
[1999], ©1999.
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| Physical Description: | x, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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!