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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I -- FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1 -- Children are Persons ... Or are They?: An Introduction to the Issues; Chapter 2 -- From Property to Personhood: A Historical and Contextual Perspective on the Rights of Children; Chapter 3 -- Getting it Right: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Chapter 4 -- Differing Views: Perspectives on Children's Rights and Competencies; Part II -- A PATCHWORK OF POLICIES; Chapter 5 -- There's no Place Like Home: The Rights of Children within the Family |
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Chapter 6 -- When Parents are not Enough: The Rights of Children in the Social Service SystemChapter 7 -- Being Patient with Patients: The Rights of Children in the Health Care System; Chapter 8 -- Lessons Learned: The Rights of Children in the Educational System; Chapter 9 -- On Guilt and Gault: The Rights of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; Chapter 10 -- Working it Out: The Rights of Children in Employment; Concluding Comments: Children are Persons!; References; Legal Cases Cited; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors |
| Summary |
The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children's rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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Children's rights -- United States
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Children's rights.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brooks, Dr. Catherine M. M
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Wrightsman, Dr. Lawrence S. S
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| ISBN |
9781452264936 |
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1452264937 |
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