Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy

Author(s)

• Walker, Nancy A.
• Brooks, Catherine M.
• Wrightsman, Lawrence S.

Bibliographic Information

Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy

Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Sage Publications, c1999

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents of Works

• 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 childrenos rights and competencies
• A patchwork of policies. There is 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
• 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!

Details

• NCID: BA38538137
• ISBN:
  • 0803951035
  • 0803951043
• LCCN: 98019695
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 278 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 369.4
  • NDC9 : 369.4
  • LCC : KF479
  • DC21 : 323.3/52/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chilren -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
  • LCSH : Children's rights -- United States