Children's Rights in the United States

In Search of a National Policy
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-8039-5104-4
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Nancy E.

Wrightsman, Lawrence S.

Brooks, Catherine M.

Wrightsman, Lawrence S., Jr.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS Children Are Persons. Or Are They? An Introduction to the Issues From Property to Personhood An 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 PART TWO: 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!