The fourth book in the UN book series Behavioral Science in the Global
Arena is entitled Children Around the World: The Future of Our Earth
continues the focus on issues of major international importance. This
book is based on these three principles 1) Focus on most important
pressing issues, 2) is multidiscipline with authors who are
psychologists, social workers, medical doctors, and NGO leaders, and
3) Chapters are co-authored by well-known experts and new
professionals or graduate students. Children were chosen as the focus
as over 30% of the people in our world are children. This book looks
at major macro trends affecting children as well as interventions that
have been used to address problems that children face. Topics that are
addressed include the UN Convention on Children, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) that support children, and development issues
like pre and post-natal health, family systems, gender roles, and
puberty/adolescent issues. Attention is given to major risk factors
and challenges such as sex trafficking, child labor, street children,
protecting children in congregate care, and violence against children
in the home, in institutions, and in the community. This book closes
with a look at the most serious future challenges for children
including literacy, migration, and mental health issues. This book is
designed for faculty and students, as well as professionals who want
to learn more about the type and severity of problems affecting
children as well as positive interventions that have been used to
address these problems.
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The Future of Our Earth
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781806601004
Publisert
2026
Utgiver
Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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