Childhood and adolescence in society : selections from CQ Researcher

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Childhood and adolescence in society : selections from CQ Researcher

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selections from CQ Researcher

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• Childhood and adolescence in society : selections from CQ Researcher

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• Thousand Oaks, Calif., SAGE, 2012

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• ©2012

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• Annotated contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Global Issues: -- 1: Rescuing Children: Is The Global Community Doing Enough?: -- Are rich nations giving enough aid to help children in poor countries? -- Should the United States ratify the U N convention on the Rights of the Child? -- Should AIDS prevention be emphasized more than treatment? -- Background: Industrial revolution -- Child labor reforms -- 21st-Century problems -- Brilliant purpose -- Current situation: Deadly birthdays -- Child slavery -- Children and conflict -- Outlook: Half-full glass -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2: Child Soldiers: Are More Aggressive Efforts Needed To Protect Children?: -- Does "naming and shaming" help prevent the use of child soldiers? -- Should the United States prosecute alleged child soldiers detained at Guantanamo Bay? -- Should Congress pass legislation to combat the use of child soldiers overseas? -- Background: Child armies proliferate -- U N roles -- Children at war -- Current situation: Empty threats -- Prosecuting violators -- U S legislation -- Outlook: Child terrorists? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Violence And Bullying: -- 3: Youth Violence: Are "Get Tough" Policies The Best Approach?: -- Is youth violence on the upswing? -- Are minority youths singled out for arrest and detention? -- Are "get tough" policies the best approach for fighting youth crime? -- Background: Early reforms -- Rising delinquency -- Helping hands -- Current situation: Action on Capitol Hill -- Private reform efforts -- Outlook: Cautious optimism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 4: Cyberbullying: Are New Laws Needed To Curb Online Aggression?: -- Are new laws needed to curb cyberbullying? -- Do cyberbully laws violate constitutional rights? -- Should parents be held liable for cyberbullying offenses? -- Background: Students' rights -- Growing phenomenon -- Impact of technology -- Effect on students -- Potential solutions -- Current situation: Action in congress -- Social-networking sites -- Actions in states -- Outlook: Guidance needed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 5: Domestic Violence: Do Teenagers Need More Protection?: -- Should the federal government do more to combat domestic violence? -- Are judges and police doing enough to protect domestic-violence victims? -- Should the government do more to protect teens? -- Background: Women as property -- Slow progress -- Congress acts -- Current situation: Reworking VAWA -- Finding what works -- Outlook: Focus on prevention -- Notes -- Bibliography
• 6: Bullying: Are Schools Doing Enough To Stop The Problem? -- Is bullying a serious problem? -- Is enough being done to curtail bullying? -- Are school anti-bullying programs effective? -- Background: Early research -- Changing society -- Learned behavior -- Current situation: Christian opposition -- Federal law -- Outlook: Going to court -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Child And Adolescent Rights: -- 7: Student Rights: Have Courts Gone Too Far Or Not Far Enough? -- Do schools' anti-drug enforcement policies violate students' rights? -- Do schools improperly limit students' free-speech rights? -- Do schools improperly limit students' religious freedoms? -- Background: Schools' missions -- Schools' concerns -- Standards and choice -- Current situation: Deferring to educators -- Debating a strip-search -- Outlook: Changing times -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 8: Juvenile Justice: Are Sentencing Policies Too Harsh?: -- Should states roll back their tough juvenile crime laws? -- Did tough laws lower crime rates? -- Does the prospect of facing the adult court system deter juveniles from crime? -- Background: Separate system -- New standards -- Toughening up -- Studying the fallout -- Current situation: State campaigns -- Conflict in Washington -- Outlook: Watching the trends -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 9: Child Welfare Reform: Will Recent Changes Make At-Risk Children Safer?: -- Do state and local governments do enough to keep families together? -- Does the federal government give state and local child welfare agencies enough financial support and flexibility? -- Does the child welfare system prepare foster adolescents for adulthood? -- Background: Orphan trains -- Child abuse and crack -- Current situation: Rigid rules and budgets -- Whole child approach -- Outlook: Hope and fear -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Social Issues: -- 10: Teen Pregnancy: Does Comprehensive Sex-Education Reduce Pregnancies?: -- Are abstinence-only sex-education programs ineffective? -- Will Obama's plan to fund only evidence-based sex-ed programs work? -- Does teen parenthood lead to a lifetime of hardship? -- Background: Good news, bad news -- Unmarried moms -- Welfare and sex education -- Current situation: Birth rates rise -- Evidence-based approach? -- Outlook: Births and the economy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 11: Teen Spending: Are Teenagers Learning To Manage Money Wisely?: -- Are teens being taught to manage their money? -- Should teens have credit cards? -- Should teens be given prepaid credit cards? -- Background: Teen market emerges -- Banking deregulation -- Financial literacy -- Current situation: Wooing youngsters -- National strategy -- Shock therapy -- Outlook: Train wreck? -- Notes -- Bibliography
• 11: Teen Driving: Should States Impose Tougher Restrictions?: -- Is driver education effective? -- Should more limits be imposed on teen drivers? -- Should the driving age be raised? -- Background: Teen brain -- Car culture -- Teen slaughter -- Current situation: Tougher GDLs? -- Outlook: Marijuana menace -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 13: Youth Suicide: Should Government Fund More Prevention Programs?: -- Is society to blame for youth suicide? -- Are schools and governments doing enough to prevent youth suicide? -- Are antidepressant drugs helping to reduce the suicide rate? -- Background: Studying depression -- Rising toll -- Federal efforts -- Brain's role -- Current situation: Federal funds -- Suicide on campus -- Outlook: Positive trends? -- Notes -- Bibliography

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