| Description |
353 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Anatomy of a prejudice -- Three forms of childism : Anna's story -- Child abuse and neglect: a study in confusion -- The politicization of child abuse -- Mass hysteria and child sexual abuse -- Forms of childism in families -- Education and the end of childism. |
| Summary |
The author exposes American society's prejudice against its children--from corporal punishment and an uncaring foster care system to the pressure placed on children to support one parent or another in a divorce--and the harm it causes them. |
| Subject |
Children.
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Children. |
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Age discrimination.
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Age discrimination. |
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Children. |
| ISBN |
9780300173116 alkaline paper |
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0300173113 alkaline paper |
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