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Confronting Inequality

How Policies and Practices Shape Children's Opportunities
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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.
Contributors Introduction. What Does it Take to Improve Equality of Opportunity for Children? Part 1. Health Chapter 1. Reducing Stress Disparities: Shining New Light on Pathways to Equity through the Study of Stress Biology Chapter 2. Does the WIC Program Promote Equality of Opportunity in Early Life? Chapter 3. How Do Early Life Health Experiences Affect Future Generations' Equality of Opportunity? Part 2. Family Chapter 4. Behavioral Insights and Parental Decision-Making Chapter 5. 'Whatever They Need': Helping Poor Children through In-Kind Support Part 3. Neighborhoods & Schools Chapter 6. Promoting Equality of Opportunity by Investing Early: Recommendations for Longitudinal Research Chapter 7. Does School Spending Matter? The New Literature on an Old Question Chapter 8. How Parents and Children Adapt to New Neighborhoods: Considerations for Future Housing Mobility Programs Part 4. Multidisciplinary Commentary Core Concepts from the Bioecological Model of Human Development Education and Equality of Opportunity Multigenerational Influences on Child Development Conclusion
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