Confronting inequality : how policies and practices shape children's opportunities

Tach, Laura, (editor.). Dunifon, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth), (editor.). Miller, Douglas Lee, 1973- (editor.).

Summary: "All children deserve the best possible future. But in this era of increasing economic and social inequality, more and more children are being denied their fair chance at life. This book examines the impact of inequality on children's health and education, and offers a blueprint for addressing the impact of inequality among children in economic, sociological, and psychological domains. Chapters examine a wide range of studies including exposure to stress and its biological consequences; the impact of federal programs offering access to nutrition for mothers and children; the impact of parental decision making and child support systems; the effects of poverty on child care and quality of education, parental engagement with schools, parent child interactions, friendship networks, and more. The book concludes with commentaries from leading scholars about the state of the field, and efforts to help mitigate the effects of inequality for children in the US and throughout the world" --

Record details

ISBN: 1433832666
ISBN: 9781433832666
Physical Description: xi, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
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Publisher: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What does it take to achieve equality of opportunity for children? / Laura Tach, Rachel Dunifon, and Douglas L. Miller -- Reducing stress disparities : pathways to equity through the study of stress biology / Emma Adam, Sarah Collier Villaume, and Emily Hittner -- Does the WIC program promote equality of opportunity in early life? / Janet Currie and Maya Rossin-Slater -- How do early-life health experiences affect future generations' equality of opportunity? / Chloe N. East and Marianne E. Page -- Behavioral insights and parental decision-making / Susan E. Mayer, Ariel Kalil, and Nadav Klein -- "Whatever they need" : helping poor children through in-kind support / Timothy Nelson and Kathryn Edin -- Promoting equality of educational opportunity by investing early : recommendations for longitudinal research / Tyler W. Watts and C. Cybele Raver -- Does school spending matter? The new literature on an old question / C. Kirabo Jackson -- How parents and children adapt to new neighborhoods : considerations for future housing mobility programs / Stefanie DeLuca, Anna Rhodes, and Allison Young -- Concepts from the bioecological model of human development / Rochelle Cassells and Gary Evans -- Multigenerational influences on child development / Jens Ludwig -- Education and equality of opportunity / Sean F. Reardon -- Invigorating research and practice to promote equality of opportunity for children / Laura Tach, Rachel Dunifon, and Douglas L. Miller.