Margaret Smith, Rowena Fong

Children of Neglect

When No One Cares

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book contains a comprehensive review of the current state of child neglect. Included are statistics regarding incidence and lethality, definitional issues, etiological theory, history of and current policy, and current interventions. As child neglect is often linked with structural issues, the book also examines the relationship of child neglect to poverty, substance abuse and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9780415946582
• ISBN-10: 0415946581
• Artikelnr.: 21929799

Autorenporträt

Margaret Smith, Rowena Fong

Inhaltsangabe

Abstract
Chapter 1: The Problem of Child Neglect
Chapter 2: What is Child Neglect?: Definition Issues
Chapter 3: What Causes Child Neglect?: Theoretical Issues
Chapter 4: Public Policy and Child Neglect
Chapter 5: Treatment of Child Neglect
Chapter 6: Culture and Child Neglect
Chapter 7: Poverty and Child Neglect
Chapter 8: Substance Abuse and Child Neglect
Chapter 9: The Children of Neglect: Conclusions and Future Directions
References