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Voices for children : rhetoric and public policy / William T. Gormley Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gormley, William T., Jr., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare--United States.
- Child welfare.
- Children--United States--Social conditions.
- Children.
- Children--Services for--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The United States spends more on programs for the elderly than it does on programs that enhance child development and improve child welfare. Why has public policy neglected the development phase of young Americans' lives not only in substantive dollars spent, but also in program design and implementation? Noted child care and education policy expert William Gormley highlights the portrayal of children's issues in both the mass media and in public policy making to explain why children have gotten short shrift. A key explanation is the limited mass media coverage of strong arguments in support
- Contents:
- Children: beloved but neglected
- The rise of economic arguments
- Arguments in different policy domains
- Arguments in different venues
- How frames shape public opinion
- Battling for kids in state capitols
- Capitol Hill debates about children
- Putting frames in perspective.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283646390
- 1283646390
- 9780815724032
- 0815724039
- OCLC:
- 830170441
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