Crouse, Janice.

Children at risk : the precarious state of children's well-being in America / Janice Shaw Crouse. - New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, 2009. - 218 p. ; 24 cm.

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.

9781412810760 (acidfree paper)

2009018636


Child welfare--United States.
Families--United States.
Child abuse--United States.
Children--Social conditions.--United States

HV741 / .C75 2009

362.70973