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Walker, Nancy E.

Children's rights in the United States : in search of a national policy in search of a national policy / Nancy E. Walker, Catherine M. Brooks, Lawrence S. Wrightsman. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1999. - x, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and indexes.

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 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!

ISBN: 0803951043 9780803951044

LCCN: 98019695

Nat. Bib. No.: GB9965147 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Children's rights--United States.
Enfants--Droit--États-Unis.
Enfants--Droits--États-Unis.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Children's rights.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
USA.

LC Class. No.: KF479 / .W35

Dewey Class. No.: 323.3/52/0973