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Children at risk : the precarious state of children's well-being in America / Janice Shaw Crouse.

By: Publication details: New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, 2009.Description: 218 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781412810760 (acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.70973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV741 .C75 2009
Contents:
Introduction : children's well-being and the nation's agenda -- The decline of marriage -- Single mothers and poverty -- Cohabitation -- Abortion -- Childhood sexual exploitation -- Child abuse -- Foster care -- Media -- Child care -- Childhood obesity -- Health, safety, and behavior -- Education -- Conclusion : the moral dimension of children's well-being.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : children's well-being and the nation's agenda -- The decline of marriage -- Single mothers and poverty -- Cohabitation -- Abortion -- Childhood sexual exploitation -- Child abuse -- Foster care -- Media -- Child care -- Childhood obesity -- Health, safety, and behavior -- Education -- Conclusion : the moral dimension of children's well-being.

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