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Peer reviewedGreenberger, Ellen – American Psychologist, 1983
A developmental psychologist describes her experience in testifying at Congressional hearings on proposed revisions in child labor legislation. The testimony argued that proposals to increase job opportunities for school-going teenagers are a threat to their development and to the job prospects of unemployed out-of-school youths and adults.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Hearings
Peer reviewedHart, Stuart N. – American Psychologist, 1991
Discusses the evolution of children's rights in Western nations. Children have progressed from property to partial person status. The movement toward greater self-determination for children will require the expertise of psychologists in assessing individual levels of development. (DM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Labor, Child Rearing, Children
