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The ecology of childhood : how our changing world threatens children's rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodhouse, Barbara Bennett, 1945- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Series:Families, law, and society series.
Subjects:
Children's rights.
Child welfare.
Children > Government policy.
Child development.
Sustainable development.
Globalization.
Children > Florida > Cedar Key.
Children > Italy > Scanno.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • How a Comparative Study of Childhood Became a Story of Global Crisis
  • Tools for Studying Childhood
  • A Tale of Two Villages
  • The Magic of Mesosystems, Seedbeds of Solidarity
  • Falling Birthrates and Rural Depopulation
  • The Role of Family Supportive Policies in the Decision to Have Children
  • Children of the Great American Recession
  • The Great Recession Crosses the Atlantic
  • Globalization: The Elephant in the Playroom
  • The Role of Children's Rights
  • How the CRC Affects Actual Children's Lives
  • Building Small Worlds in Urban Spaces
  • Why Big Ideas Matter to Small Scale Local Initiatives
  • Acknowledgments.