1st Edition
Child Social Well-Being in the U.S. Unequal Opportunities and the Role of the State
By Ingrid Philips Whitaker
Copyright 1999
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2000. Part of the Children of Poverty series that offers studies on the effects of the single parenthood, the feminization of poverty and homelessness, this volume looks at the unequal opportunities and role of the State when looking at the complex issue of child well-being in the United States. This book will offer an approach to explaining child social well-being which forces... Read more
Tables and Figures, Acknowledgments, 1. The Well-Being of Children: A Framework for Analysis, 2. Research Objectives, Research Problem, Research Questions and Hypotheses, 3. The State of Children in the United States: State Variations on Child Social Well-Being Deficit Measures and Child Well-Being Environment Measures, 4. The Influence of Child Social Well-Being Environments on Child Social Well-Being Deficits and Out-of-Home Placement Rates, 5. Discussion of Findings, 6. Conclusions and Recommendations for Policies and Programs, Appendices, References, Index
Biography
Ingrid Philips Whitaker
