Bibliograph

Childism, confronting prejudice against children, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl

Type

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Childism, confronting prejudice against children, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Childism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

711045660

Responsibility statement

Elisabeth Young-Bruehl

Sub title

confronting prejudice against children

Summary

The author exposes American society's prejudice against its children--from corporal punishment and an uncaring foster care system to the pressure placed on children to support one parent or another in a divorce--and the harm it causes them

Table Of Contents

Anatomy of a prejudice -- Three forms of childism : Anna's story -- Child abuse and neglect: a study in confusion -- The politicization of child abuse -- Mass hysteria and child sexual abuse -- Forms of childism in families -- Education and the end of childism

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