The ecology of childhood : how our changing world threatens children's rights /
Woodhouse, Barbara Bennett, 1945-
The ecology of childhood : how our changing world threatens children's rights / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Families, law, and society series NYU scholarship online . - Families, law, and society series. NYU scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This resource uses the ecological model of child development together with ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages, in Italy and America, as its framework for examining the well-being of children in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Global forces, far from being distant and abstract, are revealed as wreaking havoc in children's environments even in economically advanced countries. Falling birth rates, deteriorating labour conditions, fraying safety nets, rising rates of child poverty, and a surge in racism and populism in Europe and America are explored.
Specialized.
9780814784655 No price
Children's rights.
Child welfare.
Children--Government policy.
Child development.
Sustainable development.
Globalization.
Children--Florida--Cedar Key.
Children--Italy--Scanno.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.
HQ789 / .W66 2020
323.352
The ecology of childhood : how our changing world threatens children's rights / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Families, law, and society series NYU scholarship online . - Families, law, and society series. NYU scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This resource uses the ecological model of child development together with ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages, in Italy and America, as its framework for examining the well-being of children in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Global forces, far from being distant and abstract, are revealed as wreaking havoc in children's environments even in economically advanced countries. Falling birth rates, deteriorating labour conditions, fraying safety nets, rising rates of child poverty, and a surge in racism and populism in Europe and America are explored.
Specialized.
9780814784655 No price
Children's rights.
Child welfare.
Children--Government policy.
Child development.
Sustainable development.
Globalization.
Children--Florida--Cedar Key.
Children--Italy--Scanno.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.
HQ789 / .W66 2020
323.352