Corsaro. Chapter 11: The Future of Childhood (pp. 253-277)
Reader. Bergmann, Barbra R. 1996."Child Care: The Key to Ending Child Poverty," pp. 122-135 in Social Policy for Children edited by Irwin Garfinkel, Jenifer L. Hochschild & Sara S. McLanahan. Washington DC.: The Brookings Institution.
Reader. Westman, Jack C. 1996."The Rationale and Feasibility of Licensing Parents," Society, vol. 34, no. 1 (Nov/Dec): 46-52.

Dec 1 Quiz 11 / International Comparisons
Dec 3 Where Do We Go From Here? And How Do We Get There?
Dec 5 Closing Remarks

• How would more affordable child care help end child poverty?

• Why would subsidized child care be more beneficial to children than cash supplements?

• How does Westman define competent parenting? Do you think his definition is too limited and risks discriminating against poor or marginalized parents? Why or why not?

• What are alternative methods of ensuring children's right to competent parenting?

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