Abandoned Children

by Malcolm T. Smith

Book Overview

The situation of children abandoned by adults, in foundling homes, sleeping rough in the streets, in refugee camps, and in other circumstances, attracts much political and journalistic attention, but surprisingly little from social scientists. As the editors of this volume point out, there is therefore not enough said about the varieties of experiences summarized as abandonment. Nor has enough effort been put into studying the perspectives of children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521775558
• ISBN13: 9780521775557
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"