Children at risk
Subtitle: the precarious state of children's well-being in America
By: Janice Shaw Crouse.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Brunswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781412810760
Subjects: Child welfare -- United States; Families -- United States; Child abuse -- United States; Children -- United States -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : children's well-being and the nation's agenda; title: The decline of marriage; title: Single mothers and poverty; title: Cohabitation; title: Abortion; title: Childhood sexual exploitation; title: Child abuse; title: Foster care; title: Media; title: Child care; title: Childhood obesity; title: Health, safety, and behavior; title: Education; title: Conclusion : the moral dimension of children's well-being.