Childism

In this groundbreaking volume on the human rights of children, acclaimed analyst, political theorist, and biographer Elisabeth Young-Bruehl argues that prejudice exists against children as a group and that it is comparable to racism, sexism, and homophobia. This prejudice-"e;childism"e;-legitimates and rationalizes a broad continuum of acts that are not "e;in the best interests of children,"e; inc...