Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health: A Historical Handbook and Guide

by Heather Munro Prescott, Richard A. Meckel, Janet Golden

Book Overview

Six original essays reflect the growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood and youth, particularly issues affecting child health and welfare. These important new essays show how changing patterns of health and disease have responded to and shaped notions of childhood and adolescence as life stages.

Until the early 20th century, life-threatening illnesses were a sinister presence in the lives of children of all social classes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313330417
• ISBN13: 9780313330414
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.3"