Table of Contents

Publisher’s Note
Acknowledgments
Preface    
1. The Problem Of Childhood
2. The Institution Of Childhood
3. Childhood In History
4. The Family And Its Purposes
5. On The Loss Of Authority Of The Old
6. The Many “Crises” Of Life
7. The Burden Of Having Children
8. One Use Of Childhood
9. On “Help” And “Helpers”
10. The Competence Of Children
11. The Child As Love Object
12. On Seeing Children As “Cute”
13. How Children Exploit Cuteness
14. Love May Not Cure Everything
15. What Children Need, We All Need    
16. On The Use Of The Word “Rights”
17. The Right To Vote    
18. The Right To Work
19. The Right To Own Property
20. The Right To Travel
21. The Right To Choose  One’s Guardian
22. The Right To A Guaranteed Income
23. The Right To Legal And  Financial Responsibility
24. The Right To Control  One’s Learning
25. The Right To Use Drugs
26. The Right To Drive
27. The Law, The Young, And Sex
28. Steps To Take
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