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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. - xvi, 357 pages ; 24 cm. - Families, law, and society series. . - Families, law, and society series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"The Ecology of childhood explores the topics of environmental sustainability and children's rights"--Provided by publisher.

9780814794845 081479484X

2019006913


Children's rights.
Child welfare.
Children--Government policy.
Child development.
Sustainable development.
Globalization.
Children--Florida--Cedar Key.
Children--Italy--Scanno.

HQ789 / .W66 2020

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