Children in Poverty

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Children in Poverty is written by Aletha C. Huston and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521477565 (ISBN 10) and 9780521477567 (ISBN 13).

The number of children living in poverty in the United States increased dramatically during the 1980s and remains high. Why are so many children growing up in poor families? What are the effects of poverty on children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development? What role can public policy and policy research play in preventing or alleviating the damaging effects of poverty on children? Children in Poverty examines these questions, focusing on the child rather than on parents' income or self-sufficiency.