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Childhood Lost: How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids de Sharna Olfman

Childhood Lost: How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids: Childhood in America

Autor Sharna Olfman
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mar 2005 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. From children developing surprising physical maturity and sexual awareness at younger and younger ages, to those estranged when television and computer screens replace family time, and those warped by national junk food/fast food habits bringing an explosion of obesity and diabetes among boys and girls, this book takes a harsh look at the results of American social norms. The damage being done by governmental policies is examined, including inadequate parental leave, a minimum wage that is not a living wage, unregulated day care, and a public education system that delivers inferior education to poor children. A call to action, this is a work from some of the best-known child experts nationwide. Every person who has or cares about a child will find this of interest.Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. From children developing surprising physical maturity and sexual awareness at younger and younger ages, to those estranged when television and computer screens replace family time, and those warped by national junk food/fast food habits bringing an explosion of obesity and diabetes among boys and girls, this book takes a harsh look at the results of American social norms. It highlights the damage being done by governmental policies, including inadequate parental leave, a minimum wage that is not a living wage, unregulated day care, and a public education system that delivers inferior education to poor children. A call to action, this is a work from some of the best known child experts nationwide. Every person who has or cares about a child-or the future of U.S. socity- will find this of interest.Most experts writing about childhood address issues from their own particular perspective. This work draws together a team of top scholars from across fields. They connect the dots in engaging and clear essays. Altogether, they demonstrate that the problems facing children today come from an underlying crisis of adult values, and they suggest that individuals must join forces to turn back this crisis.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275981396
ISBN-10: 0275981398
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Childhood in America

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

SHARNA OLFMAN is Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at Point Park University, where she is the founding director of the annual Childhood and Society Symposium Series. She is Series Editor for the Praeger series, Childhood in America. Her earlier works include All Work and No Play: How Educational Reforms are Harming our Preschoolers (Praeger, 2003).

Cuprins

Introductiona by Sharna OlfmanChildren's Irreducible NeedsThe Natural History of Childhood by Meredith SmallWhy Parenting Matters by Laura BerkHow American Culture Is Failing Our KidsThe War Against Parents by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel WestThe Impact of Media Violence on Developing Minds and Hearts by Gloria DeGaetanoChildhood: The Fastest Growing Market Segment by Susan LinnBig Food, Big Money, Big Children by Katherine Battle HorgenSo Sexy So Soon: The Sexualization of Childhood by Diane LevinTechno-Environmental Assaults on Childhood in America by Varda Burstyn and Gary Sampson"No Child Left": What Are Schools for in a Democratic Society by Peter SacksWhere Do the Children Play by Sharna OlfmanAbout the ContributorsIndex

Recenzii

In this powerful narrative about the challenges facing children and their families in the US in the 21st century, clinical psychologist and associate professor of developmental psychology Olfman does an excellent job of bringing writers together to help readers explore a wide variety of issues, including debates on culturally relevant topics ranging from the educational dilemmas caused by No Child Left Behind and the developmental impact of media violence and childhood obesity to the commercialization and sexualization of children. This book is an easy read, providing political, social, moral, and empirical perspectives. It will be both disturbing and thought-provoking to anyone professionally or personally concerned about the issues currently facing children and their families in the US. Recommended. General collections, professionals, and practitioners.
Olfman, a clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychology at Point Park University, presents ten essays that raise an alarm about the consequences of accepted social norms for American children.
A powerful collection of essays that demonstrate how our society is conducting a war on children. Examines media violence, commercialization and the sexualization of childhood, obesity, and failed government and corporate policies on parental leave, minimum wage, and unregulated day care. A useful handbook for educators, parents, and policymakers.