Children's rights in the United States
Subtitle: in search of a national policy
By: Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman.
Contributors: Brooks, Catherine M.; Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Children's rights -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foundations. Children are persons ... or are they? : an introduction to the issues; title: From property to personhood : a historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; title: Getting it right : the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; title: Differing views : perspectives on children's rights and competencies; title: A patchwork of policies. There's no place like home : the rights of children within the family; title: When parents are not enough : the rights of children in the social service system; title: Being patient with patients : the rights of children in the health care system; title: Lessons learned : the rights of children in the educational system; title: On guilt and Gault : the rights of children in the juvenile justice system; title: Working it out : the rights of children in employment; title: Concluding comments : children are persons!