Description

This book contains a comprehensive review of the current state of child neglect. Included are statistics regarding incidence and lethality, definitional issues, etiological theory, history of and current policy, and current interventions. As child neglect is often linked with structural issues, the book also examines the relationship of child neglect to poverty, substance abuse and culture.

Author: Smith, Margaret, Author: Fong, Rowena

Topic: Sociology
Media: Book
ISBN: 1583910247
Language: English
Pages: 324