Children in Poverty: Child Development and Public Policy

by Aletha C. Huston

Book Overview

The number of children living in poverty in the United States increased dramatically during the 1980s and remains high. By 1985, twenty percent of all children lived in families subsisting below the poverty line; percentages for black and Hispanic children were notably higher. The articles in this book attempt to address three main issues: Why so many children grow up in poor families, what the effects of poverty on a child's physical, cognitive,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521477565
• ISBN13: 9780521477567
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"