{"product_id":"protecting-youth-at-work-national-research-council-and-institute-9780309064132","title":"Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety, and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtecting Youth at Work\u003c\/i\u003e looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtecting Youth at Work\u003c\/i\u003e also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council and Institute,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309064139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309064132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.28w x 1.05d","brand":"National Research Council and Institute","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658838192383,"sku":"9780309064132","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/protecting-youth-at-work-national-research-council-and-institute-9780309064132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}