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