Raising children in poverty in the richest nation. Factors that may encourage the adoption of Dutch inspired Youth and Family Centers
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Despite the vast wealth of the United States, it retains one of the highest child poverty rates of advanced nations. Guided by the family stress model illustrating how early exposure to adversity and toxic stress can have detrimental outcomes for child development, assessing what social supports can ease stresses of raising children in poverty can help to promote happier healthier children. Incorporting Sen’s capability approach, the resource of Youth and Family Centers in the Netherlands is discussed for its feasibility in an American context.
Author: Heather A. Hager
Language: English
Topic: Social Policies and Family
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W643832901