| Description |
xxi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 968 |
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Reference books on family issues ; vol. 23 |
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Garland reference library of social science ; v. 968
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Reference books on family issues ; v. 23
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| Contents |
Preface / Irving B. Harris -- 1. Toward an Understanding of the Effects of Poverty upon Children / Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Pam Klebanov, Fong-ruey Liaw and Greg Duncan -- 2. African American Infants: Contributions and Concerns / Suzanne M. Randolph -- 3. Hispanic Children and Their Families: On a Different Track from the Very Beginning / Cynthia Garcia-Coll and Heidie A. Vazquez Garcia -- 4. Literacy and Poverty: Intergenerational Issues within African American Families / Vivian L. Gadsden -- 5. Socioeconomic Status and Alcoholism: The Contextual Structure of Developmental Pathways to Addiction / Hiram E. Fitzgerald and Robert A. Zucker -- 6. Reducing Infant Mortality and Improving Birth Outcomes for Families of Poverty / Milton Kotelchuck -- 7. Preventive Health and Developmental Care for Children: Relationships as a Primary Factor in Service Delivery with At Risk Populations / Kathryn E. Barnard and Colleen E. Morisset |
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8. Relationship between Risk and Protective Factors, Developmental Outcome, and the Home Environment at Four Years of Age in Term and Preterm Infants / Barry M. Lester, Margaret M. McGrath, Cynthia Garcia-Coll, Francine S. Brem, Mary C. Sullivan and Sara G. Mattis -- 9. Accumulation of Environmental Risk and Child Mental Health / Arnold J. Sameroff and Ronald Seifer -- 10. Setting Research Priorities for Poverty Children at Risk for Advance Outcomes / Craig T. Ramey -- 11. Poverty, Parenting, and Policy: Meeting the Support Needs of Poor Parents / Vonnie C. McLoyd -- 12. Policies for Children: Social Obligation, Not Handout / Aletha C. Huston -- 13. Toward Enhancing Knowledge about, and Service to, America's Poor Children: Models and Methods for Integrating Research, Policy, and Programs in Child Development Research / Richard M. Lerner |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Poor children -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
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Poor children -- Research -- United States.
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Poor children -- Services for -- United States.
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| Author |
Fitzgerald, Hiram E.
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Lester, Barry M.
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Zuckerman, Barry S.
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| LC no. |
94011694 |
| ISBN |
0815317387 (alk. paper) |
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