Format:
1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:
9783030255688
Series Statement:
Studies in Childhood and Youth Ser.
Content:
Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Our Commitments to the Children of the World -- The Growth of the International Child Agenda -- The Regional Context and Response -- National Commitments to Children -- Barbados -- Jamaica -- St. Lucia -- Haiti -- References -- 2: Childhood in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) -- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) -- Problematizing Childhood -- Some Main Theories of Childhood -- Micro Theories -- Macro Theories -- The Impact of the SIDS Experience -- Elements of an "Endangerment Theory" -- Endangered Childhood in SIDS -- Vulnerability at the National Levels -- Profile of Children in the Caribbean SIDS -- Perceptions of Childhood in a Caribbean SID: Jamaica -- Past Childhood: Nostalgic Memories -- Children's Voices -- References -- 3: Climate Change, Childhood and Caribbean SIDs -- Climate Change and Its Impact -- International Response to Climate Change Issues -- Climate Change and Caribbean SIDS -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Human Capital Investment in Children -- Introduction -- The Right to Health -- Health Outcomes -- HIV/AIDS -- Child Health Endangerment -- Inequities in Health -- The Right to Education -- Education Outcomes -- Child Educational Endangerment -- Inequities in Education -- References -- 5: Children in Violent Circumstances -- Introduction -- Impact of Violence -- Children's Perceptions of Violence -- Reported Cases of Child Abuse -- Corporal Punishment -- Alternatives to Corporal Punishment -- Violence in Schools -- Sexual Abuse -- Suicide -- Bullying and Cyberbullying -- References -- 6: Voiceless Citizens -- Some Models of Participation -- Child Participation in Selected Small Island Developing States (SIDS) -- Barbados -- Jamaica -- Haiti -- St. Lucia.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030255671
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Henry-Lee, Aldrie Endangered and transformative childhood in Caribbean small island developing states Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 ISBN 9783030255671
Language:
English
