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OverviewCanada is a signatory on the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which guarantees the protection and care of children and youth. About Canada: Children and Youth examines each of the rights within the Canadian context – and finds Canada wanting. Schissel argues that although our expressed desire is to protect and care for our children, the reality is that young people, in Canada and around the world, often lack basic human rights. The lives of young people are steeped in abuse from the education and justice systems, exploitation by corporations, ill health and poverty. And while the hearts of Canadians go out to youth in distant countries suffering under oppressive circumstances, those same hearts often have little sympathy for the suffering of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, within Canada. This book explores our contradictory views and argues that we must do more to ensure that the rights of the child are upheld. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernard SchisselPublisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Dimensions: Width: 1.30cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 1.80cm Weight: 0.122kg ISBN: 9781552664124ISBN 10: 1552664120 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBernard Schissel is a professor and head of the doctor of social sciences program at Royal Roads University. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |