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Rodriguez, Anthonette. "Federal Child Labor Policy in America 1912 to 2002: A Historical Materialist View" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106811_index.html>

Rodriguez, A. A. , 2003-08-16 "Federal Child Labor Policy in America 1912 to 2002: A Historical Materialist View" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106811_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This study examined the relationship between the development of federal child labor policy and the developments within the U.S. economy from 1912 to 2002 from a historical materialist perspective. This was an exploratory, historical, policy analysis that employed the theoretical framework of historical materialism to provide insights into the ways that economic forces impact on the development of child labor policy. Historical materialism was relevant to this research because it provided the critical analysis that was necessary to adequately theorize about the broader context of the state and the economy as they impact the development of child labor policy. The significance of studying the historical existence of child labor and child labor policies in the United States was to dispel the myth that children have been protected under the law from exploitation. The findings suggested that over the period of 1912 to 2002, a total of sixteen laws, with child labor provisions, were introduced into the Congress. The analysis indicates that legislation designed to protect children were actual provisions in laws designed to address a labor force in crisis. At points of intense pressure, capitalists were forced to concede to a labor force which was demanding work, standard working conditions and basic minimum wages. Despite this pressure, there is no comprehensive child labor law banning the use of children sixteen and below in the work force. The significance of these findings lies in the contradictions of American values towards the well being of its most vulnerable population.

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