Biting Off the Bracelet

by Ann H. Beuf

Book Overview

This is a book about the social situation of the hospitalized child in twentieth-century America. With details and examples drawn from the day-to-day life of children in hospitals, the author shows how children are often frightened and confused by a system that professes to be a benevolent one. Speaking as the mother of children who have been ill and as a dedicated sociologist, Ann Beuf suggests ways in which parents can better prepare their children...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081227766X
• ISBN13: 9780812277661
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary