Children in the United States of America: A Statistical Portrait by Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Origins, and Language

Donald J. Hernandez, Nancy A. Denton and Victoria L. Blanchard
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Donald J. Hernandez: Hunter College and the Graduate Center at City University of New York
Nancy A. Denton: University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Victoria L. Blanchard: University at Albany, SUNY

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2011, vol. 633, issue 1, 102-127

Abstract: The rights that the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) enumerates include the rights to (1) an adequate standard of living, (2) an education directed toward the development of the child’s fullest potential, (3) the highest attainable standard of health, and (4) the child’s own cultural identity and use of his or her own language. The CRC states that these rights shall be ensured regardless of various statuses of children, including race, ethnic origin, national origin, and language. This article presents a statistical baseline for assessing the diversity of children in the United States with regard to these statuses, presents results for statistical indicators of well-being for children distinguished by these statuses, and discusses public policies to reduce inequalities relevant to these rights.

Keywords: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); immigrants; race; language; poverty; education; health; culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716210383205

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