Children in poverty : child development and public policy
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Children in poverty : child development and public policy
Cambridge University Press, 1994, c1991
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"Based on a working conference, "Children and poverty," held at the University of Kansas in June 1988" -- pref
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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