Description |
x, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and indexes. |
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 |
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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! |
Subject |
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Children's rights -- United States.
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Added Author |
Brooks, Catherine M.
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Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
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ISBN |
0803951035 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0803951043 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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