The Ecology of Childhood - (Families, Law, and Society) by Barbara Bennett Woodhouse (Hardcover)

The Ecology of Childhood is a groundbreaking book that explores the impact of globalization on children's well-being in economically advanced countries.

Using an ecological model of child development, ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages in Italy and the United States, and the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Woodhouse examines how global forces are undermining sustainable social environments for children.

The book reveals how falling birth rates, deteriorating labor conditions, fraying safety nets, rising rates of child poverty, and a surge in racism and populism are destabilizing and degrading the social and physical environments necessary to our collective survival and well-being. Woodhouse proposes an ecogenerist theory that asks whether our policies and politics foster environments in which children and families can flourish, and offers practical ways for individuals to engage at the local and regional levels in creating more just and sustainable worlds that are truly fit for children.

This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of childhood and the well-being of children in today's rapidly changing world.