| Description |
x, 331 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Based on a conference held at the University of Kansas in June 1988. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Children in poverty : developmental and policy issues / Aletha C. Huston -- The economic environment of childhood / Greg J. Duncan -- The role of mother-only families in reproducing poverty / Sara S. McLanahan, Nan Marie Astone, and Nadine F. Marks -- The association between adolescent parenting and childhood poverty / Lorraine V. Klerman -- The strain of living poor : parenting, social support, and child mental health / Vonnie C. McLoyd and Leon Wilson -- The health of poor children : problems and programs / Lorraine V. Klerman -- With a little help : children in poverty and child care / Deborah A. Phillips -- Poverty, early childhood education, and academic competence : the Abecedarian experiment / Craig T. Ramey and Frances A. Campbell -- Educational acceleration for at-risk students ; Cost-benefits and cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions for children in poverty / Henry M. Levin. |
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Effective programs for children growing up in concentrated poverty / Lisbeth Bamberger Schorr -- Antecedents, consequences, and possible solutions for poverty among children / Aletha C. Huston. |
| Subject |
Poor children -- United States -- Congresses.
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Poor children -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses.
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Child welfare -- United States -- Congresses.
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Child development -- United States -- Congresses.
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Poverty.
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Infant.
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Child.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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| Indexed Term |
Children Development Effects of Poverty. |
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United States. |
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Children Poverty Policies Of Government. |
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United States. |
| Added Author |
Huston, Aletha C.
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| ISBN |
0521391628 hardback |
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0521477565 paperback |
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