American Childhood: Risks and Realities

by Dona Schneider

Book Overview

What is happening to American youth today? There is a mountain of statistics gathered about our children, but it is often hard to know what the numbers mean. Dona Schneider argues that "sound- bite statistics" on teenage pregnancy or child abuse can mislead us and create bad public policy. But a closer look at those same statistics can give us a window on tomorrow's public health and social problems.

To show how the statistics can both disguise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813521718
• ISBN13: 9780813521718
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"