Corsaro. Chapter 9: Children as Social Problems (pp. 190-206)
James & Prout. Boyden, Jo."Childhood and Policy Makers: A Comparative Perspective on the Globalization of Childhood" (pp. 190-22).
Attached to Syllabus. Campbell, Beatrix. 1996."Consider the Children," Community Care, January 9-15: 12.

Nov 3 Quiz 9 / The UNICEF Story
Nov 5 Ms. Judy Watts, Executive Director of Agenda for Children
Nov 7 Ms. Patrice Sams-Abiodun, former director of speaker's bureau for Planned Parenthood

• What children's issues are considered in global efforts to create a standard of childhood? How have these issues changed over time? How do these issues differ geographically?

• In what ways are globalized children's rights problematic?

• How do children's rights define parental rights and responsibilities?

• How are adult's concerns and conflicts reflected in children's rights rhetoric?

retrun to course schedule