Consequences of Growing Up Poor
In Consequences Of Growing Up Poor presents developmental psychologists, economists, and sociologists addressing specific questions about how low income puts children at risk intellectually, emotionally and physically. These contributors demonstrate that although income clearly creates disadvantages, it does so selectively and in a wide variety of ways. Consequences Of Growing Up Poor also investigates whether such family conditions as the marital status, education, and involvement of parents mitigate the ill effects of poverty. Based on their findings , these editors and contributors recommend more sharply focused child welfare policies targeted at specific areas and conditions of poor children's lives. They also weigh the relative need for income supplements, child care subsidies, and home interventions. Consequences Of Growing Up Poor is an important contribution to the ongoing national dialogue on welfare reform, educational reform, the impact of poverty on the transmission of family values and much more!  --Midwest Book Review--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.