| Description |
1 online resource (x, 278 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and indexes. |
| Summary |
The Rights of Children in the United States provides discussion on: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and the differing views on children's rights and competencies. |
| Contents |
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 children's rights and competencies -- A patchwork of policies. There's 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 -- On 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! |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. |
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Children's rights -- United States.
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Children's rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Children. |
| Added Author |
Brooks, Catherine M.
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Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
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| Other Form: |
Print version 9780803951044 |
| ISBN |
9781452264936 (electronic book) |
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1452264937 (electronic book) |
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9780803951037 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0803951035 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9781452232911 (ebook) |
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1452232911 (ebook) |
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0803951035 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0803951043 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780803951044 |
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