Children at Risk: The Precarious State of Children's Well-Being in America

ISBN-13: 9781138508071 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

Janice Crouse

Opis

The desire for our children to be free from want and danger and to be able to enjoy their youth in innocence would seem to be universal

Spis treści

Introduction: Children's Well-Being and the Nation's Agenda
Part I: The Centrality of Marriage
1. The Decline of Marriage and the Rise of Divorce
2. Single Mothers and Poverty
3. Cohabitation
Part II: Dangers Facing Children
4. Abortion
5. Childhood Sexual Exploitation
6. Child Abuse
Part III: Outside Influences on Children
7. Foster Care
8. Media
9. Child Care
10. Childhood Obesity
11. Health, Safety, and Behavior
12. Education
Conclusion: The Moral Dimension of Children's Well-Being
Index

O autorze

Janice Crouse