Child abuse / Jean Leverich, book editor.
| Other author | Leverich, Jean Marie. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2008. |
| Description | 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The history of issues History of issues. ^A691589 |
| Contents | Introduction -- ch. 1: The child welfare movement. Chapter preface -- The origins of the child rescue movement / Etta Angell Wheeler -- Poor immigrant children live in tenement squalor / Jacob A. Riis -- The high cost of child labor / Emil G. Hirsch -- How child molestation became a crime / Stephen Robertson -- Child neglect has been neglected for too long / Isabel Wolock and Bernard Horowitz -- ch. 2: Medical and psychological perspectives on child abuse. Chapter preface -- Child sexual abuse is a source of adult psychological difficulty / Sigmund Freud -- The doctor's role in battered child syndrome / Ray E. Helfer -- Child abuse can hurt the brain / William J. Cromie -- The long-term psychological consequences of abuse / Judith Lewis Herman -- Child abuse can lead to aggressive, antisocial behavior / James Garbarino -- ch. 3: Cultural and political perspectives on child abuse. Chapter preface -- Whipping children does more harm than good / John Locke -- Corporal punishment can be part of Christian discipline / Theodore Dwight Jr. -- Religious affiliation influences what parents believe about corporal punishment / Denise A. Hines and Kathleen Malley-Morrison -- Epidemic or hysteria? : day care sex abuse scandals in the 1980s / Mary de Young -- The recovered memory debate / Tiffany Danitz -- Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church / Michael Rezendes -- ch. 4: Perspectives on the treatment and prevention of child abuse. Chapter preface -- The government must invest in prevention / Thomas L. Birch -- The government shold invest in family preservation / The Economist -- The foster care system must do better / Lenny Levinson -- Preventing child sexual abuse / Carol A. Plummer -- Racial and economic disparities in the child welfare system / Nina Williams-Mbengue and Steve Christian -- Protecting children from exploitation on the Internet / Michael McGrath -- Ten years after Megan's Law, children are not much safer / Alexis Jetter -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-236) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007038352 |
| ISBN | 9780737728613 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0737728612 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6626.52 .C5425 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |