Troubling children : studies of children and social problems / Joel Best, editor.
| Other author | Best, Joel. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Aldine de Gruyter, ©1994. |
| Description | vi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Social problems and social issues Social problems and social issues. |
| Contents | Troubling children : children and social problems / Joel Best -- A threatened generation : impediments to children's quality of life in Kenya / York W. Bradshaw, Claudia Buchmann, Paul N. Mbatia -- When parents discuss the price of bread : Albanian children and the economic crisis / Marion Kloep -- Little strangers : pregnancy conduct and the twentieth-century rhetoric of endangerment / Carol Brooks Gardner -- "Crack babies" and the politics of reproduction and nurturance / Jacquelyn Litt, Maureen McNeil -- Ritual, magic, and educational toys : symbolic aspects of toy selection / Shan Nelson-Rowe -- The changing meanings of spanking? / Phillip W. Davis -- The positive functions of rock and roll music for children and their parents / Joseph A. Kotarba -- Normalizing daycare--normalizing the child : daycare discourse in popular magazines, 1900-1990 / Donileen R. Loseke, Spencer E. Cahill -- The medicalization and demedicalization of school refusal : constructing an educational problem in Japan / Atsushi Yamazaki -- If we don't do anything now, there won't be anything left : categories of concern in children's drawings of environmental crisis / Donna Lee King. |
| Local note | Little-303472--305131009162V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93050052 |
| ISBN | 0202304914 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0202304922 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ767.9 .T76 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |